The Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA) has said Kenyans will get value for money in the Nairobi Express Way deal.
The elevated Highway will run from Mlolongo on Mombasa road and terminate at ABC, James Gichuru , Waiyaki Way junction.
KenHA Director General Peter Mundinia said the 27 km road is expected to de-congest the City and ensure one can get to the JKIA without delaying.
He said 30 percent of the City traffic is expected to use the road.
Currently, its estimated that a total of 77,000 cars are driven on City roads daily.
“Uhuru Park won’t be affected. Behind the Parks fence along Uhuru Highway, there is a drain separating the Park and the road reserve. There are beacons clearly marked,” Mundinia told Citizen TV on Thursday night.
He said from Mlolongo, the new road will run in the middle of Mombasa road since there is enough space.
“Since Mombasa road narrows at Capital Centre, there will be an 11km bridge to Capital Centre,” he said.
Mundiania added that only 23meters of Uhuru Park from the exiting Uhuru Highway will be curved out in a long stretch of 300 meters from Haile Selassie Junction.
He said that the noncompetitive clause in the contract doesn’t necessarily mean that a similar project cannot be undertaken in future.
Mundiania said that if a time comes when the government feels like undertaking a similar project- the government can approach the same contractor to readjust the original project or do a similar one and manage it.
The road will be built by China Roads and Bridge Company (CRBC).
It will be handed over to the Kenyans in 2049 and it will cost $ 600 million to construct.
Motorists will pay to use the road.
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