Sh380m footbridges to fall as Expressway takes shape
Wednesday March 03 2021
A pedestrian footbridge at South C’s Bellevue. The bridge has been spared in the construction of the Nairobi Expressway. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
By BONFACE OTIENO
Summary
The pedestrian footbridges are situated in Mlolongo and at Imara Daima near Libra House along Kenya’s first-double decker highway.
The other two footbridges are located in General Motors on Enterprise Road and at St Mark s church in Westlands, Nairobi.
The four bridges on the 27.1km road that links the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Nairobi-Nakuru highway were built between 2009 and 2015.
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HOME & AWAY
Artistic impression of Global Trade Centre (GTC) Towers in Westlands, Nairobi.
Next to The Villa Rosa Kempinski hotel on Chiromo Road, Nairobi a 603-foot tower is coming up.
The Global Trade Centre (GTC) Towers will consist of a cluster of high-rise buildings that are set to redefine the Westlands’ skyline - the new hub for office and high-end hotel developers.
It will include a block of executive apartments, office tower (which is the tallest and nearing completion) a mall and the luxury JW Mariott Hotel.
Before Westlands, it was Upper Hill that challenged Nairobi’s central business district for architectural creativity, with some of the buildings getting critical acclaim.