Work starts on the 25km James Gichuru to Rironi road upgrade

[Okwonkwo]

The expansion of the 25km James Gichuru-Rironi road stretch on Waiyaki Way into a superhighway :rolleyes: has started.

Chinese firm Wu Yi has been contracted by the roads authority to upgrade the road and has started uprooting trees to pave way for the expansion.

Yesterday, Wu Yi workers were in Kangemi, uprooting trees between the two lanes and levelling the ground.

“We have three years to complete this work and we are going to make sure we stick to the timeline,” a Chinese engineer told the Star.

Wu Yi won the Sh16.4 billion tender in July to expand the stretch to a sixlane highway within 36 months. The stretch starts from the James Gichuru Road junction to the Mai Mahiu turnoff on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

Kenha director general Peter Mundia said the project will be funded by the World Bank and the government under the National Urban Transport Improvement Project.

“The project is expected to ease traffic flow into and out of the city of Nairobi, and is one of the three major projects earmarked to decongest the city along the Northern Corridor alignment,” he said.

Major works that will be done on the project will include construction of 44km of six-metre wide service roads, as well as the construction of 3.4m wide non-motorised transport lanes on either side of the entire highway to ensure road users’ safety.

“A new storm drainage system will also be built to drain excess rain and ground water from the road and sidewalks,” Mundia said.

He said the highway will have 13 bridges at interchange locations, 21 pedestrian overpasses and five underpasses.

The upgrade is part of a World Bank-funded mega roads expansion project to decongest Nairobi that involves conversion of the 45.2km road between the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Rironi into a superhighway.

“The other components, which will be implemented in due course, are capacity enhancement and reconstruction of the JKIA to Likoni Road junction and capacity enhancement and reconstruction of the Likoni Road junction to the James Gichuru Road junction,” Mundia said.

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Source: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/09/12/firm-starts-upgrade-of-waiyaki-way-into-new-superhighway_c1418577

[Alchemist]

We will witness the impact…

[spear]

Ngoja utambiwa its babuon who launched it in 2008 or its President Kibaki project. Kenya has alot of ideas and proposals what we need is implementers of all these projects.
http://i.imgur.com/zGRfw0K.jpg
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http://www.the-star.co.ke/sites/default/files/styles/new_full_content/public/articles/2016/09/12/1418607.jpg?itok=GSzNVZY7

[spear]

8 lanes, 4 each side, plus Mass transport network (tram line) on each side and BRT lanes in the middle, bike lanes and footpath.
http://i.imgur.com/OqVwGSU.png

[system]

How’s is Outering Rd progressing

[Okwonkwo]

@0%_Omera

How’s is Outering Rd progressing

Outering imechangamka ile mbaya. How I wish to see the Donholm roundabout gone!

[Mathaais]

@0%_Omera

How’s is Outering Rd progressing

Outering between the stinky river and National oil as you go up towards the bypass is a bit worrying. They are building the road almost flush to the walls of existing buildings on the left. Hapa zile hit and run zitakuwa ziki happen wacha tu. There’s no pedestrian sidewalk being built, people will be forced to walk on top of the storm drains.

[spear]

@Mathaais

Outering between the stinky river and National oil as you go up towards the bypass is a bit worrying. They are building the road almost flush to the walls of existing buildings on the left. Hapa zile hit and run zitakuwa ziki happen wacha tu. There’s no pedestrian sidewalk being built, people will be forced to walk on top of the storm drains.

Yes, I will post that picture. It’s like 2 meters from the road, a compromise to avoid the construction delays since those properties would have to come down. They accepted not to complain of car noise and they keep the property. I wonder which tenant will live there that close to a major busy highway

[shocks]

hio width ni mwenda and they will be forced to acquire land, na hapo ndipo delays zitaanza

[Okwonkwo]

@spear

Yes, I will post that picture. It’s like 2 meters from the road, a compromise to avoid the construction delays since those properties would have to come down. They accepted not to complain of car noise and they keep the property. I wonder which tenant will live there that close to a major busy highway

kutawekwa maduka, hardware and furniture shops, bars E.t.c

[1776]

i like this. when i buy my subie this will be my road. i hope ntsa will make speed concessions.
hivyo hivyo!

[spear]

@Okwonkwo

kutawekwa maduka, hardware and furniture shops, bars E.t.c

Like you said once it was complete they are literary walking on top of the storm drain and covered drainshttps://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8136/29359144890_85bfdd618b_b.jpg

[Okwonkwo]

The reserve was too narrow for the width of the road needed, but they could have done away with the old railway between Donholm and K-South. Who uses it anyway? This would have provided an additional 20m or more for the road.

[spear]

@Okwonkwo

The reserve was too narrow for the width of the road needed, but they could have done away with the old railway between Donholm and K-South. Who uses it anyway? This would have provided an additional 20m or more for the road.

That will be in use when the Nairobi Commuter Rail project is finally awarded.

[WuTang]

@Mathaais

Outering between the stinky river and National oil as you go up towards the bypass is a bit worrying. They are building the road almost flush to the walls of existing buildings on the left. Hapa zile hit and run zitakuwa ziki happen wacha tu. There’s no pedestrian sidewalk being built, people will be forced to walk on top of the storm drains.

There is still the small matter of Taj Mall.

[WuTang]

@Okwonkwo

The reserve was too narrow for the width of the road needed, but they could have done away with the old railway between Donholm and K-South. Who uses it anyway? This would have provided an additional 20m or more for the road.

That railway is used by the Ruiru train which passes through populous estates like Githurai, Dandora, K -South etc. It is very important.

[ochithunder]

I dont care who builds what road. Whether Boubon, Kibaki or Uhunye. All I care for are the results and the fact that I am a tax paying citizen. Infact Moi who we so vilify saw the building of lots of the roads we use today or that we are now expanding:D:D Kudos to the current government for the good work. Honestly!

Waiting with bated breath to see Ngong road completed so I can hurtle down towards town with the F10

[magreb]

@spear

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7327/27228487336_65dd8318a4_b.jpg

Kwa nini waafrika tunakuwanga wajinga hivi?

[Bantu]

@Okwonkwo

The expansion of the 25km James Gichuru-Rironi road stretch on Waiyaki Way into a superhighway :rolleyes: has started.

Chinese firm Wu Yi has been contracted by the roads authority to upgrade the road and has started uprooting trees to pave way for the expansion.

Yesterday, Wu Yi workers were in Kangemi, uprooting trees between the two lanes and levelling the ground.

“We have three years to complete this work and we are going to make sure we stick to the timeline,” a Chinese engineer told the Star.

Wu Yi won the Sh16.4 billion tender in July to expand the stretch to a sixlane highway within 36 months. The stretch starts from the James Gichuru Road junction to the Mai Mahiu turnoff on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

Kenha director general Peter Mundia said the project will be funded by the World Bank and the government under the National Urban Transport Improvement Project.

“The project is expected to ease traffic flow into and out of the city of Nairobi, and is one of the three major projects earmarked to decongest the city along the Northern Corridor alignment,” he said.

Major works that will be done on the project will include construction of 44km of six-metre wide service roads, as well as the construction of 3.4m wide non-motorised transport lanes on either side of the entire highway to ensure road users’ safety.

“A new storm drainage system will also be built to drain excess rain and ground water from the road and sidewalks,” Mundia said.

He said the highway will have 13 bridges at interchange locations, 21 pedestrian overpasses and five underpasses.

The upgrade is part of a World Bank-funded mega roads expansion project to decongest Nairobi that involves conversion of the 45.2km road between the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Rironi into a superhighway.

“The other components, which will be implemented in due course, are capacity enhancement and reconstruction of the JKIA to Likoni Road junction and capacity enhancement and reconstruction of the Likoni Road junction to the James Gichuru Road junction,” Mundia said.

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Source: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/09/12/firm-starts-upgrade-of-waiyaki-way-into-new-superhighway_c1418577

Kuna plans yeyote ya ku expand Kangundo rd i.e Caltex-Saika-Njiru-Ruai-Kamulu-Tala-Kilimambogo ?

[Okwonkwo]

@Bantu

Kuna plans yeyote ya ku expand Kangundo rd i.e Caltex-Saika-Njiru-Ruai-Kamulu-Tala-Kilimambogo ?

Plans ziko, I live in that area and 2 months ago, some plot owners on the right side of the road (when heading towards Njiru/Ruai) had been called for a ka-meeting and told there houses would be demolished to pave way for the road expansion. They were shocked! But alas, that is millions of compensation money coming their way.