First mentioned by local officials in 2024, the proposed bypass around Mayotte's capital, Mamoudzou, built on higher ground and recently dubbed the Mamoudzou Urban Boulevard (BUM), has become a veritable pipe dream. Each new administration in the department takes it up for a while, while new studies are conducted and the route is modified. Then, after a political maneuver, it's shelved indefinitely, prolonging the suffering of road users in the …
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First mentioned by local officials in 2024, the proposed bypass around Mayotte's capital, Mamoudzou, built on higher ground and recently dubbed the Mamoudzou Urban Boulevard (BUM), has become a veritable pipe dream. Each new administration in the department takes it up for a while, while new studies are conducted and the route is modified. Then, after a political maneuver, it's shelved indefinitely, prolonging the suffering of road users in the …