Construction of Sh51 Billion Double-Decker Road from JKIA Begins in September
Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says the construction of a double-decker road linking the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Nairobi CBD and Nairobi-Nakuru highway will begin in September.
Macharia says the construction of the Sh51 billion state-of-the-art expressway will be done by a Chinese engineering company, China Road and Bridge Corporation.
The project will be completed within two years and is expected to ease traffic flow along Mombasa Road.
Motorists using the expressway will pay toll charges to help the firm building the road to recoup its investment but those using the lower section of the double-decker highway will do so for free.
“Road construction will commence in September 2019, and will take two years to complete,” says Macharia.
Among the features on the new road are the bus rapid transit (BRT) lanes dedicated for large-capacity buses.
The overpass will be constructed in three phases starting with the first 6.5 kilometers from JKIA to Likoni Road.
The second stretch will cover 12 kilometers from Likoni Road to James Gichuru Road junction on Waiyaki Way, while the last section will connect James Gichuru Road to Rironi, on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
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Brt my foot nimeskia hio…
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Brt my foot nimeskia hio wimbo for a while construction will not start this year may be 5 yrs from now so as to inflate the cost
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In reply to Brt my foot nimeskia hio… by Lavanox (not verified)
This project's implementation has nothing to do with the government, the money to be used belongs to China Bridge who will get their money back from the toll you pay when you use the road. So they have no INTEREST to delay the project.
This is Kenya wale mafisi…
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In reply to This project's… by Rodney1 (not verified)
This is Kenya wale mafisi wanataka kukula ni wengi at least 5 yrs
As long as you keep known…
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As long as you keep known ARAP name out of the project will at least go slow to completion by 2030. Better than vanish fund to churches
Bravo bravo uhuru this road…
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Bravo bravo uhuru this road was denied money by world bank 2008 given fake excuses about the chinese company which had won the tender.Bravo to our chinese private partnership who will deliver this project within two years n ashamed the WB
What nonsense is this? So…
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What nonsense is this? So now the roads are owned by Chinese? The boy in statehouse shows once a gain how out of his depth he is. Pombe tu. Pombe kila saa!
Poor approach purpose to…
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Poor approach purpose to decongest..hell no move nbo city to even Kisumu let current state be monument..archives etc..poor initial planining drainage..water..pipes zimeoza..sewage..not sure how much they can hold..51b...not good idea
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