State Unveils Sh20bn Nyali-Kilifi Road Dualling Plan

The government is set to begin dualling the 55km road from Nyali Bridge in Mombasa to Kilifi in a project that seeks to expand road connectivity in the coastal region.

According to the chairman of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Wangai Ndirangu, the Sh20 billion project will start in January and will be done in two phases.

Phase one of the project will be a 14km segment from the Nyali Bridge to Mtwapa, excluding the bridge, while phase two will run from Mtwapa to Kwa Kadzengo in Kilifi.

“This is part of the government’s plan to expand road connectivity in this region and ease movement,” Eng. Ndirangu said in a press briefing on Wednesday.

The project includes bypasses and interchanges in areas such as Bamburi and Nyali.

Unlike in the first phase of the Nyali-Kilifi dualling project, dualling for phase two will only be done for the first 7km then the road will revert to a single carriageway.

“The single carriageway will have to be widened because right now we don’t even have shoulders on that road and we have motorcycles, bicycles and even pedestrians all trying to compete for that narrow carriageway,” David Muchilwa, KeNHA’s Ag. Director General said.

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Meanwhile, rehabilitation of the slopes of a section of the Mombasa Southern Bypass that was recently destroyed by a landslide is set for completion by the end of September.

The slopes were smashed by a series of landslides activated by accumulated water flowing from the Moi International Airport grounds through underground tunnels.

Several interventions, including piling works, drainage works and gabion works have been initiated to restore and stabilise the slopes for Sh300 million.

“The works are aimed at protecting the road facility under KeNHA and part of the Moi International Airport,” Eng. Ndirangu said.

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