However, as noted in Section 4, it is important to coordinate improvements in hard
and soft infrastructure (Challenge 7). A related point is that better international
gateway performance will only have limited economic impacts in the absence of
improved internal connectivity (Challenge 8). Road upgrading therefore remains
a major priority of the Senegalese government, supported by international donors such
as the World Bank. Many of Senegal’s roads are in poor condition. However, the
government intends to upgrade them over the medium term. This program requires
significant upfront investment costs, as well as the setting aside of funds for
maintenance in future budget cycles. The potential for these measures – in combination
with improvements to soft infrastructure such as the implementation of
a National Single Window – to improve internal and external logistics performance
is significant.