The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) Director General Silas Kinoti has said the agency is happy with improved urban connectivity.
Kinoti said KURA is on course, implementing its 2018-2022 strategic plan.
He said the strategic plan is aligned to the Third Medium Term Plan of Kenya Vision 2030 as well as the National Development Agenda.
Kinoti said while launching the plan in 2018, KURA had constructed a total of 523.79 kms at a cost of shs 69.1 billion across the Country.
The Director General said so far, the number has tripled.
“So far, we have done more, and we will release the statistics soon” he said.
He said by 2022, KURA will have completed a design of 2,000 km of new roads and 20 bridges each year, 500 kms of new footpaths, 300Km of new roads constructed, construct 50 bridges, routine Maintenance of 1,500 kms of roads annually and rehabilitate 300km of existing roads.
“A Periodic maintenance of over 2,250km of existing road annually and a Construction of three (3) interchanges; A Construction of two (2) BRT Routes A Construction of a Viaduct across the Railway station” he said.
He said the total paved roads are estimated at 465.92 Kilometers while those that are unpaved are 3,503.35 KM.
However, these roads are in various levels of condition.
The Director General added that he is happy Nairobi City residents are enjoying better connectivity with opening of Red Hill- Waiyaki Way link road, Ngong road and Outering road.
Kinoti added that KURA has also constructed many roads in urban areas across the Country.
He however regrated that vandalism of road signs and other infrastructure is on the increase.
Kinoti warned vandals adding that the authority will work closely with law enforcement agencies to curb vandalism.
In the last 3 months over 30 street poles worth Kshs. 2.5 million have been mowed down and scathed away by vandals in Nairobi City County in an organized crime syndicate.
According to the Strategic plan, KURA had tarmacked 140 km of roads in Nairobi County at a total cost of 40.6 billion in 2018.
- 3 kilometers of roads in Meru County at a cost of 5 billion, Muranga County 8.5 km at shs 247 million, 47.8 km in Kiambu at shs 1.9 billion.
The other achievements are 21.3 km in Nyeri at a cost of shs 1.3 billion, 23.3 km at shs 3.8 billion in Machakos, 4.8 at shs 445 .7 million in Kericho County, 8 km at shs 562 million in Laikipia County and Kisii’s 19 km at shs 1 billion.
Mandera County has seen 11 kilometers constructed at shs 767 million, Narok County 7 kilometers at shs 680 million, Uasin Gishu County 5 km at shs 1.1 billion, Marsabit 10 km at shs 705.8 million, Garissa 17 km at shs 1.4 billion, Kirinyaga County 13 km at shs 881 million and Kisumu County has had 11 kilometers at shs 687 million.
In Nakuru County, 23 km have been constructed at shs 1.9 billion, 10.2 km at shs 642 million in Bomet County, Bungoma County has had 8 km done at shs 477 million, Lamu County 15 km at shs 1.1 billion, Makueni County 6 km at shs 348 million, Tana River County 10 km at shs 542 million and 2.2 km in Trans Nzoia County at shs 164 million.
West Pokot County has seen its 3.6 km done at shs 178. 8 million, Mombasa 24.7 km at 1.8 billion, Wajir County 8 km at shs 540 million and Kajiado County 7.4 km at shs 558 million.
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