While visiting Koudougou this Saturday, October 18, 2025, the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, inaugurated National Route No. 14 (RN14) and three new modern toll stations. Fully financed by the Burkinabe state with its own funds to the tune of 17.4 billion FCFA, these achievements mark a new step in the national policy of modernizing the road network, focused on quality, transparency, and technical sovereignty. According to the Burkinabe authorities, these infrastructures are “clear proof that Burkina Faso has the necessary know-how to build its own development.”
As part of the modernization of its road network, Burkina Faso has inaugurated three modern toll stations. Funded with over 17.4 billion CFA francs from the national budget and built by Burkinabe companies, these structures mark a decisive step in the digitization of the national road network. Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo inaugurated them on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in Tintilou, Boudtenga (near Ouagadougou) and Kotédougou (at the entrance to Bobo-Dioulasso, the country’s second-largest city). For the head of government, these new road systems will help “streamline traffic, improve road safety, and increase the mobilization of resources intended for network maintenance.”
“As you can see, these are modern infrastructures that should have the direct consequence of making traffic flow more smoothly. You know, before this, you would find queues at tolls, at the entrances to major cities; these three toll stations already help to ease traffic flow. Here, there are thirteen lanes, that’s the first objective already, so better quality of service for citizens and users.”
These new toll stations are part of a technological modernization effort. Through automated fee collection and video surveillance, they will ensure more efficient, transparent, and sustainable management of the road network.
“This completely digitized system allows for traceability in terms of the number of passages and the resources collected, which guarantees a high level of transparency and greater control over the revenue collected by the toll. We also call on users and staff to act responsibly so that these infrastructures can be as durable as possible.”
For the authorities, this innovation demonstrates the government’s determination to build an efficient road network, an essential lever for economic development and the well-being of the population. Beyond the numbers, these toll stations symbolize a Burkina Faso that is confident in its abilities, resolutely committed to the path of progress and technical sovereignty.