Nairobi Expressway: Chinese Save Ksh177M Footbridge From Destruction
24 February 2021 - 1:41 pm
A shade constructed for pedestrians at Bellevue Footbridge which crosses underneath the Nairobi Expressway at Mombasa Road
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The China Roads Bridge Corporation (CRBC) erected beams at the Ksh 177 million Bellevue footbridge at South C, and saved it from destruction while constructing the Nairobi Expressway.
Engineer Peter Mundinia, the Director-General at Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA), had assured Kenyans that the footbridge would be spared. However, the one located at General Motors (GM) will be demolished to pave way for the Ksh 62 billion elevated road.
Mundinia added that the superstructure of the Ksh 185 million GM footbridge was constructed using structural steel members which can be reassembled and repurposed at a different location.
THE STANDARD By
James Omoro |
February 22nd 2021 at 20:40:00 GMT +0300
Parts of the 7km Oyugis- Gamba Road in Rachuonyo South Sub-county. [James Omoro, Standard]
Over 5,000 residents of Rachuonyo South in Homa Bay County now say their homes and local institutions have been rendered inaccessible as a result of the newly tarmacked road.
Locals decried poor workmanship on the 7km Oyugis- Gamba Road tarmacked by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) through the Ahero –Isibania Road construction project.
Residents of Kowidi, West Kamagak, East Kamagak and Kakelo locations have complained of poor construction of culverts which has hampered the movement of motorbikes and vehicles.
Ksh2.1 Billion Hidden Charge for Nairobi Expressway Revealed
The footbridge intersecting the Nairobi Expressway at Bellevue, South C, Nairobi County.
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In a revelation made in estimates of the supplementary budget tabled before Parliament on Tuesday, February 10, Kenyan taxpayers will fork out Ksh2.1 billion to relocate water and sewerage lines along the multi-billion project.
The amount is among the hidden costs for the construction of the double-decker highway and will be spent on the Northern Collector line that will be supplying water to Nairobi.
A section of the Nairobi Expressway along Mombasa Road
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The charge will also cater for the James Gichuru Express Road sections.
THE STANDARD By
Financial Standard |
February 2nd 2021 at 13:33:10 GMT +0300
Kenya National Highways Authority CEO Peter Mundinia [PHOTO: Boniface Okendo]
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHa) is undertaking some of the country’s most modern and ambitious projects aimed at increasing the capacity of existing road corridors as well as upgrading road infrastructure for sustainable development. Financial Standard spoke to Director General Peter Mundinia on this and other developments.
KeNHa through China Road and Bridge Corporation is undertaking one of the most prestigious road projects in the region - the Nairobi Expressway. What informed the need for the new road?
The Nairobi Expressway is part of the Mombasa–Malaba National Trunk Road (Northern Corridor), which is the backbone of Kenya’s road network and a critical transport corridor for the passage of transit goods through our borders to our landlocked neighbours. Due to increased traffic on the r
THE STANDARD By
Amos Kareithi |
January 3rd 2021 at 09:00:00 GMT +0300
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