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US$2.9bn state of the art expressway to be constructed in Kenya
Sep 27, 2017
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Kenya is eyeing to construct a brand new road between Mombasa and Nairobi instead of expanding the existing highway. Without upgrading the current road into an expressway, the government has decided to construct a completely new six-lane expressway to run side by side with the existing one.
Traveling options
In another three years, a Kenyan traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi will have at least four major options. If one chooses the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), the train takes about five hours. In the case of taking a flight, they would land at the coastal town in an hour. However, when traveling by road, one will have the two roads to pick from.
The state-of-the art expressway will include 76 overpasses, 21 underpasses, 189 culverts and 20 interchanges. It will reduce the traveling duration in between the two cities to 3 and a half hours, plus the travelers will pass through 22 major towns which include: Emali, Mtito Andei, Voi, Mariakani among others; before reaching their destination.
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Moreover, the six-lane expressway project is under the execution of Bechtel Corporation, the largest construction and civil engineering company in America.
The contractor building the controversial expressway can sell it to another private contractor. The new contractor can charge users toll fees to recoup the billions invested in the project.