Diamniadio is a part of the collective development program of the government of Senegal under the leadership of President Macky Sall to revitalize Senegal's economy. The development of the new city is taking place around 30 km from Dakar, close to the Blaise Diagne International Airport, which opened in December 2017.[1] The Diamniadio Lake City is one of its suburbs.
The idea behind the development is to ease the population pressure on Dakar. On completion, the new city will be connected to Dakar through a 32 km express highway, which will reduce the travel time from 90 minutes to an average of 30 minutes.
After visiting in November 2017, the minister in charge of the project, Cheikh Kanté, described the site as "80% completed".[2] The first residential areas had been completed, as had several hotels initially serving the new airport. Manufacturing areas, the Amadou-Mahtar-Mbow University, and the planned railway station, part of the Train Express Regional, are facing delays.[2]
Populationedit
According to the official estimates of 2007, the population of Diamniadio was 12,326. Upon completion of the Diamniadio Lake City, the government is expecting that around 300,000 of the population will move to the new city.[3]
Transportedit
The new city is connected to Dakar by a 32 km toll highway, which initially reduced travel time from 90 minutes to 15–30.[4]
Diamniadio is also connected to Dakar by a new railway line, the Train Express Regional, which ran its first train in December 2021 and is a part of the link between Dakar and Blaise Diagne International Airport.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^"Why is Dakar's new airport 50km away?". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
^ ab"Sénégal : Diamniadio s'élève lentement mais sûrement – JeuneAfrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-14.
^"Senegal to build new city in bid to become major hub". The National. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
^"Senegal's Dakar to Diamniadio Toll Highway - Centre for Public Impact (CPI)". Centre for Public Impact (CPI). Retrieved 2018-05-14.
^"Senegal launches first express train". RailTech.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
^Ba, Diadie (December 27, 2021). "Senegal's new commuter train makes first journey from capital Dakar". www.reuters.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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diamniadio, town, senegal, townlocation, senegalcoordinates, 72194, 17889, 72194, 17889country, senegalregiondakardepartmentrufisquearea, total87, population, 2007, total12, density140, time, zoneutc, contents, history, population, transport, referenceshistory. Diamniadio is a town in Senegal DiamniadioTownDiamniadioLocation in SenegalCoordinates 14 43 19 N 17 10 44 W 14 72194 N 17 17889 W 14 72194 17 17889Country SenegalRegionDakarDepartmentRufisqueArea Total87 km2 34 sq mi Population 2007 Total12 326 Density140 km2 370 sq mi Time zoneUTC 0 GMT Contents 1 History 2 Population 3 Transport 4 ReferencesHistory editDiamniadio is a part of the collective development program of the government of Senegal under the leadership of President Macky Sall to revitalize Senegal s economy The development of the new city is taking place around 30 km from Dakar close to the Blaise Diagne International Airport which opened in December 2017 1 The Diamniadio Lake City is one of its suburbs The idea behind the development is to ease the population pressure on Dakar On completion the new city will be connected to Dakar through a 32 km express highway which will reduce the travel time from 90 minutes to an average of 30 minutes After visiting in November 2017 the minister in charge of the project Cheikh Kante described the site as 80 completed 2 The first residential areas had been completed as had several hotels initially serving the new airport Manufacturing areas the Amadou Mahtar Mbow University and the planned railway station part of the Train Express Regional are facing delays 2 Population editAccording to the official estimates of 2007 the population of Diamniadio was 12 326 Upon completion of the Diamniadio Lake City the government is expecting that around 300 000 of the population will move to the new city 3 Transport editThe new city is connected to Dakar by a 32 km toll highway which initially reduced travel time from 90 minutes to 15 30 4 Diamniadio is also connected to Dakar by a new railway line the Train Express Regional which ran its first train in December 2021 and is a part of the link between Dakar and Blaise Diagne International Airport 5 6 References edit Why is Dakar s new airport 50km away BBC News Retrieved 2018 05 14 a b Senegal Diamniadio s eleve lentement mais surement JeuneAfrique com JeuneAfrique com in French Retrieved 2018 05 14 Senegal to build new city in bid to become major hub The National Retrieved 2018 05 14 Senegal s Dakar to Diamniadio Toll Highway Centre for Public Impact CPI Centre for Public Impact CPI Retrieved 2018 05 14 Senegal launches first express train RailTech com Retrieved 2019 01 23 Ba Diadie December 27 2021 Senegal s new commuter train makes first journey from capital Dakar www reuters com Retrieved December 27 2021 nbsp This Senegal location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diamniadio amp oldid 1159320383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
