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At Farafenni, the highway connects with the extension of the Trans-Gambia Highway (Route N4) that crosses the River Gambia at the Senegambia Bridge, linking the northern half of the Gambia with the town of Soma and points southward in Senegal. Taking N4 northward, meanwhile, leads into Senegal, in
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As of 2019, the North Bank Road is paved for the distance between Barra and Laminkoto, with the remaining section under construction. The road is two lanes for its entire length.
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met on 21 October 2005 and reached an agreement over the fare and a basis for its future calculation. The bridge construction project was again placed into the foreground.
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As of 2019, the South Bank Road is paved for its entire length. Aside from a short four-lane section in Kombo, the road is a two lane highway.
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The Trans-Gambia Highway provides the most important connection between the two parts of Senegal. As the N4, it runs from
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in 1978, plans for a bridge were developed. Despite being repeatedly raised, these plans have not come to fruition.
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region from the remainder of Senegal, with the only land borders being through dense, uninhabited forest.
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At Soma, the highway intersects with an extension of the Trans-Gambia Highway (also known as
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The southern portion of the Trans-Gambia Highway begins in the island capital city,
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in the Casamance. The actual Gambian section is only 25 km long.
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forming a country that is almost surrounded by Senegal (but not an
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Within the Gambia, the highway consists of two main stretches, the
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doubled the prices for the ferry crossing. In response, the
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