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The upgrade of the busy Mombasa-Nairobi highway into a dual carriageway will start next year as talks to build the Sh230 billion road nears completion.
Mr Mundinia said works have already started at a section of the highway notorious for traffic jams.
These sections include the Mombasa-Mariakani section and the Athi River-Machakos turn off along the busy road.
The Athi River-Machakos turn-off, cost Sh5.3 billion and is being constructed by China Railway 21st Bureau Group Company Limited.
The section will be dual carriage and will have two new bridges one measuring 98 metres for Mombasa bound traffic and another of 50 metres for traffic headed to Nairobi.
Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) director-general Peter Mundinia says the talks with the America’s export-import (Exim) bank for the financing of the rest of the multibillion-shilling project is ongoing and expected to close soon.
“We expect and hope that we are going to start construction of this road in the next one year once we complete the talks. This is a major road that requires upgrading to curb the frequent traffic snarl-ups,” he said.
Sh230bn Nairobi-Mombasa dual carriageway set for next year
Mr Mundinia said works have already started at a section of the highway notorious for traffic jams.
These sections include the Mombasa-Mariakani section and the Athi River-Machakos turn off along the busy road.
The Athi River-Machakos turn-off, cost Sh5.3 billion and is being constructed by China Railway 21st Bureau Group Company Limited.
The section will be dual carriage and will have two new bridges one measuring 98 metres for Mombasa bound traffic and another of 50 metres for traffic headed to Nairobi.
Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) director-general Peter Mundinia says the talks with the America’s export-import (Exim) bank for the financing of the rest of the multibillion-shilling project is ongoing and expected to close soon.
“We expect and hope that we are going to start construction of this road in the next one year once we complete the talks. This is a major road that requires upgrading to curb the frequent traffic snarl-ups,” he said.
Sh230bn Nairobi-Mombasa dual carriageway set for next year
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