JKIA expressway project to be completed earlier

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Construction of the JKIA-Westlands Expressway project is set to be completed earlier. The project contractor, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) made the announcement and said that construction will be cut by six months thus deliver the project by June 2022.

The Sh 60billion project kicked-off in 2019. It starts from at JKIA and end at James Gichuru, along Waiyaki way, in Westlands. CRBC is undertaking the mega-project on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis. The Government clarified that the PPP framework agreement will see CRBC invest its own money and later recoup its investment from toll fees paid by motorists using the road. This is a departure from the past where the government secured loans to fund construction of major projects.

Upon completion, motorists will have the option of using the expressway to escape the heavy traffic jams at a fee or toll charges to help the firm recover its investments. However, those using the lower section of the double-decker highway will be spared the toll charges.

Bus rapid transit (BRT)

The planned highway will incorporate the bus rapid transit (BRT) system which will involve construction of a dedicated lane for large-capacity buses to ease congestion. It will be elevated near Ole Sereni Hotel through the City Center along Uhuru Highway up to James Gichuru junction and will be completed within two years. The proposed elevated dual carriageway is to be built in three phases beginning with the first 6.5km running from JKIA to Likoni Road and the Southern Bypass interchange.

The second stretch of 12km will connect Likoni Road to James Gichuru Road junction on Waiyaki Way in Westlands, while the last section will run from James Gichuru Road to Rironi, on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. The road will come with multiple interchanges at intersections on Popo-Kapiti, Lang’ata-Lusaka, Bunyala, Rhapta and James Gichuru roads.

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