The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) will complete the repairs of the roads destroyed during the construction of the Nairobi Expressway in January.
In a statement on Saturday, the roads agency said it will also put up 5 more footbridges to ensure pedestrian safety.
Several pedestrians have been seen jumping over guardrails and crossing the expressway at undesignated areas putting their lives in danger.
This has been noted at Brookside drive on Waiyaki Way.
The road beneath the Expressway has also been flooded with the onset of the rains.
“These repair works will be completed before the end of this year, 2022.”KeNHA said.
KeNHA said the repair works will be carried out on the sections of the pre-existing Mombasa Road where damage was directly caused during the construction of the Nairobi Expressway.
The authority said the footpaths will be constructed between Mlolongo and Airtel/Southern Bypass interchange and along Waiyaki Way.
It said the footbridge on Waiyaki Way will be between the Aga Khan School and the junction to Brookside Drive.
“The project company and developer of the Nairobi Expressway, MOJA Expressway Company Limited through their Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) Contractor CALE Infrastructure Construction Company is progressively working to repair where damage was directly caused during the construction,” the statement said.
KeNHA and the respective utility companies are also carrying out repair works to sections of the road that were damaged during relocation of water and sewer pipes, power lines and ICT fibre cables.
“These relocation activities affected the sidewalks and pedestrian footpaths as well as road side drainage on the existing road,” KeNHA said.
The Authority said it has committed funds for the repair works and is in constant engagement with the state utility companies to ensure they effectively attend to their assigned repair works.