As West Africa’s road networks face mounting pressure from heavy traffic and climate extremes, Benin has taken a bold step forward—sparking both admiration and scrutiny. The country’s latest initiative, backed by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA-Benin), introduces two cutting-edge tools: the deflectograph and Scanroad. These devices promise to shift road maintenance from reactive repairs to a proactive system, but will their impact live up to the high expectations? From patchwork repairs to predictive precision For decades, Benin’s road maintenance followed a familiar pattern: inspectors relied on visual checks and manual…
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