Transport in The Central African Republic - Highways

Highways

In 2002, the country had 23,810 km (14,796 mi) of roads, of which only 429 km (267 mi) were paved. A rehabilitation project, begun in 1974 and completed ten years later, centered on three highways running north, west, and south from Nola. In 2003, there were about 1,850 passenger cars and 1,650 commercial vehicles in use.

• Total: 23,810 km
• Paved: 643 km
• Unpaved: 23,167 km (1999 est.)

Major roads include:

• RN1 (Route Nationale 1) north from Bangui. 482 km via Bossangoa to Moundou, Chad.
• RN2 east from Bangui. 1202 km via Bambari and Bangassou to the Sudanese border at Bambouti.
• RN3 west from RN1 at Bossembélé. 453 km via Bouar and Baboua to Boulai on the Cameroon border as part of the east-west Trans-African Highway 8 Lagos-Mombasa.
• RN4 from RN2 at Damara, 76 km north of Bangui, north 554 km via Bouca and Batangafo to Sarh, Chad.
• RN6 south and west from Bangui, 605 km via Mbaïki, Carnot and Berbérati to Gamboula on the border with Cameroon.
• RN8 north-east from RN2 at Sibut, 023 km via Kaga Bandoro, Ndéle, and Birao to the Sudanese border.
• RN10 south from RN6 at Berbérati, 136 km via Bania to Nola.
• RN11 from Baoro on RN3 south, 104 km to Carnot on RN6.

The roads west to Sudan and north to Chad are poorly maintained.