A consortium of four French companies started construction of a 37.5-km metro rail line in Ivory Coast's capital of Abidjan, shortly after the initial engineering, procurement and construction contract was amended and the government approved the partnership’s subsequent technical and financial submissions.
Société des Transports Abidjanais sur Rail (STAR) consortium, made up of project lead Bouygues Travaux Publics, Colas Rail, Alstom and Keolis, signed the amended contract with the Ivory Coast government in last December, paving the way for excavation work.