[ZRE] Democratic Republic of the Congo | DRC road infrastructure

[DanielFigFoz]

Originally Posted by Trilesy

Hey, Chris, is this thread a joke?

No offence to my friends in Congo, but I don't think there is much to discuss here.

There is not a single country in the world without roads

[preme3000]

some pics from the drc forum

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Kinshasa still has a lot green spaces. They must control construction so that it does not end up like BK


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musiccity;

Airport Road

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some more copy and paste job, thanks to the guys from the drc section

BUTEMBO21

RN-1.

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screenshotartist Maluku

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[ChrisZwolle]

Where is that "Maluku"? The only Maluku Google Earth manages to find is in Northern Congo and there are only unpaved roads there.

[preme3000]

Maluku is an area in Kinshasa, in the Tshangu District.

Northern Congo won't be seeing any paved roads anytime soon, the government don't think - the leadership very reckless and ignorant. The only way I can see roads being built there in the next decade is if oil is discovered and they need export routes. Sad reality.

[vatse]

Roads around Watsa in northeastern Congo













from http://tarmotamming.blogspot.com

[brisavoine]

The true size of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

I've added the main cities, with their population in 2011.

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[Nima-Farid]

cool map!

[preme3000]

The basic transportation network, as you can see, we are basically starting from scratch as far as all weather roads



bbc

[ChrisZwolle]

Weird street pattern in Mbuji-Mayi, one of the largest cities in the DRC. Some strangely organized street pattern amidst the usual planning chaos. I have no idea what this is.

[Tom 958]

Originally Posted by ChrisZwolle

Some strangely organized street pattern amidst the usual planning chaos. I have no idea what this is.

Farms with the road frontage sold (or perhaps given to family members?) for houses? Like Belgium.

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

The city lacks much of the organization and classic European architecture that other major cities in the DRC inherited from the Belgian colonists. Journalist Michela Wrong, described Mbuji-Mayi as "a curiously soulless settlement, with no tangible centre ... It is purely functional conurbation, dedicated to making money, with little left over for less focused activities."

And connecting it with the outside world, one paved road extending to a railroad, which then goes to various non-Congolese ports. Absolutely amazing for a city of

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Estimates ranged from a 2010 CIA Factbook estimated population of 1,480,000 [1] to as many as 3,500,000 estimated by the United Nations in 2008

The economy is based on diamonds, which are of course flown out. I guess most of the food comes from local farms, though it's hard to imagine that much food being produced within dirt road transport distance. Hence the quasi-urban farms.

[preme3000]

Some works have been completed since the thread started. Mods, please change the title to [DRC] rather than [ZRE]

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Bandundu Province

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Kinshasa Road

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Boulevard Tshatshi.





originally posted by BUTEMBO21

[ChrisZwolle]

Originally Posted by preme3000

Mods, please change the title to [DRC] rather than [ZRE]

Apparently ZRE is still the official vehicle country code for the DRC.

[preme3000]

Pont Ponzo, Matadi

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still in Kinshasa





orignally posted by litho

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originally posted by litho