Construction of Kenya’s Nairobi southern bypass nears completion

Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) officials said currently the contractor is finalizing the project with erection of all the wall barriers along the bypass adjacent to Kibera area.

Other final touches undertaken in finalising the Nairobi southern bypass is landscaping to beautify the entire section before it can be launched formally – although it is already in use. KeNHA added that it is highly anticipated that the project will be completed on time.

“Works in most sections of the Nairobi southern bypass is completed with the contractor just winding up,” a statement from KeNHA said.

The superhighway has three main interchanges at Mombasa, Lang’ata and Ngong Roads to ensure smooth and safe passage of traffic with fly-overs (partial interchanges) at Dagoretti and Thogoto roads being included.

KeNHA says the bypass was designed to ease congestion on several adjacent roads such as Lang’ata road and Ngong.
The officials added that most of the projects being carried currently by various contractors in the country are going on well and will be delivered on time.

“Unlike the past where the contractors used to delay government projects the current contractors are time conscious,” the statement added.

Currently the government of Kenya is focusing in improve the transport sector as there are a number of roads that are under construction.

China Road and Bridge Corporation the contractors of the Nairobi Southern Bypass project were contracted in November 2010 by the government through KeNHA to carry out design and construction work.

The works have been carried out through EPC Contract (engineering, procurement and construction) and consists of the construction of dual carriageway with a length of 28.6kilometres with 12 kilometre slip roads and an extra 8 kilometre service roads.

The Nairobi southern bypass starts from the junction of Mombasa Road interchange and ends at Kabete- Limuru Road at Kikuyu town.

The road crosses the National Park westward then goes through Lang'ata Road, Ngong Road Motoine River, Dagoretti Road, Thogoto Road then passes over Ondiri River and a railway line towards Kikuyu town.