Guinea puts Conakry BRT cost at $361 million
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee7
Guinea’s Transport Ministry detailed, at the Simandou Mining Summit 2026, a bus rapid transit project in Greater Conakry valued at $361 million, providing for 39.2 km of dedicated lanes, 51 stations and up to 275,000 passengers a day from 2030. A second project covers a 35 km Kaloum-Kagbélen urban railway with 15 stations, costing $693 million, according to Guinee7.
Guinea has valued its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Greater Conakry at $361 million, one of four priority projects presented by the government at the Simandou Mining Summit 2026, according to the Guinean Development Agency (GDB). Led by the Transport Ministry, the project provides for 39.2 kilometres of dedicated lanes and 51 stations between Kaloum and Sonfonia, via Cosa.
According to the projections presented, the BRT could carry around 275,000 passengers a day from 2030, with capacity reaching 420,000 by 2040. A second project, the Heavy Rail Transit (HRT), a 35-kilometre urban railway system with 15 stations linking Kaloum and Kagbélen, would require $693 million and carry between 184,000 and 289,000 passengers daily, with journey times of 50 to 70 minutes.
The South Coastal Road, the third project, is estimated at $2.6 billion: this 43-kilometre toll expressway is to link Coléah to Coyah, with access to Matam, Tombolia and Kountyah, and will include a sea bridge, embankment sections and grade-separated interchanges. The four projects, presented as part of the summit’s Deal Room, cover urban transport, road infrastructure and energy, and aim to mobilise private investment and international financing.
The announcements come during the opening week of the Simandou Mining Summit, launched on 11 November, one year after the start of the Simandou iron mine. On 10 November, Guinea signed an agreement with the IFC to finance Simandou 2040.
