The government has embarked on plans to construct a 482 Kilometres Nairobi – Mombasa Expressway.
A task force has already presented a pre-feasibility study report on the findings of the construction of the four-lane Nairobi- Mombasa Expressway.
The study was undertaken by the Korean Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation Africa (KIND) in partnership with the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works and the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA).
Similar to the 27-kilometre Nairobi Expressway, this one will also be a Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) road project.
The feasibility study focused on demand projections, traffic projections, and affordability projections for the project.
It is projected that the Nairobi -Mombasa Expressway will start from Machakos to Mariakani and will transform the current two-lane into a four-lane carriageway.
Proposed Sections of the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway Project
The Nairobi- Mombasa Expressway project was initiated in September 2016 as part of Kenya’s Vision 2030.
The groundbreaking was slated to start in 2018 but was pushed to 2019.
It included rehabilitation of the current lanes and construction of additional two lanes alongside the existing highway.