# PRESS RELEASE FOLLOWING THE 27th SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ROAD BOARD
OF THUSDAY 13 JUNE 2024
Yaounde, 13 June 2024
PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
SECRETARIAT GENERAL
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace-Work-Fatherland
# PRESS RELEASE FOLLOWING THE 27th SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ROAD BOARD
Presided by the Prime Minister and Head of Government, His Excellency Joseph DION NGUITE, the 27th session of the National Road Board (CONAROUTE) held on Thursday, 13 June 2024, at 2:00 pm in the auditorium of the Prime Minister's Office. The main theme of the session was "Bypasses of Major Cities and Their Financing Mechanisms".
The following items featured on the agenda:
- presentation by the Minister of State Property, Surveys, and Land Tenure on "the delimitation of urban perimeters of major cities";
- presentation by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development on "the development strategy for connecting structures between the urban network and the bypasses of major cities: the specific case of the city of Yaounde";
- report by the Minister of Public Works on "capitalising on lessons learnt from the technical and financial maturation of projects to develop the Douala and Bamenda bypasses".
After his introductory statement, the Chairman of the Board gave the floor to the Permanent Secretary of CONAROUTE to present the report on the status of implementation of the instructions issued during the 26th session of this body.
Taking the floor next, the Minister of State Property, Surveys, and Land Tenure stated that the demarcation of urban areas is a process governed by laws and regulations in force. This operation is crucial due to the spatial growth of major cities. Its aim is to establish boundaries for an area, allowing it to be recognized as a distinct territory. This process is legally mandated either by an order of the Minister responsible for State property, by the State or the relevant council, and conducted in consultation with the Ministers in charge of town planning or urban issues, as appropriate.
The procedure for demarcating urban areas is divided into three phases: (1) starting the procedure, (2) work of the demarcation commission, and (3) issuing the classification deed, in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 79/189 of 17 May 1979, to regulate the demarcation of urban centres. Once these prerequisites are met, a decree from the President of the Republic finalizes the classification procedure for the town concerned and determines its new perimeter.