en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Kenyan government is pushing to restart the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway project with a total investment of approximately $3.6 billion, aiming to improve road transport efficiency between the capital Nairobi and the major port city Mombasa. The route spans about 443 kilometers and is planned to be advanced by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Due to significant traffic pressure and safety concerns on existing roads, this Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway is considered one of the key projects for upgrading local transportation infrastructure.

This project has been discussed for years but has failed to materialize on multiple previous attempts. The US construction company Bechtel had been involved in plans related to the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway but later withdrew due to disagreements with KeNHA over the financing model. According to the plan, this project is also part of Kenya's road expansion program for the next seven years, which aims to add approximately 2,800 kilometers of new roads nationwide and double the size of the road network.

In addition to the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway, Kenya is also advancing the construction of new interchanges along the A2 Nairobi-Thika Road corridor, focusing on enhancing traffic capacity and reducing travel time between the two locations. At the same time, the Ngong Road Bridge, the Nairobi-Nakuru dual carriageway, and three new expressways in the Rift Valley region are also in the planning or construction stages. With multiple transportation projects underway simultaneously, Kenya hopes that projects like the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway will further improve transport links between its major cities and with neighboring countries such as Uganda and Tanzania.

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