Ongoing construction of a footbridge at the Garden City bus stage on Thika Road. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Sections of Thika highway service lanes have been closed to
public for seven weeks to allow for the construction of a footbridge at
Survey of Kenya.
The Kenya National Highway Authority
(Kenha) in a notice to motorists on Friday said the partial closure will
remain in place until April 13.
“The
outer lanes (service lanes) shall be closed to traffic and we request
motorists to exercise caution when approaching the two sections during
the day and at night. Motorists should also comply with the traffic
management plan to be applied during the next three days,” said Kenha
director general Peter Mundinia.
Traffic will be diverted to the motorcycle and bicycle lanes to enable the contractor do his work, he said.
The
section is a crucial link to Mathare slums, the National Youth Service
engineering school, and the Kenya School of Monetary Studies on one
side, while the other connects to the Outer Ring interchange, which was
constructed last year by a Chinese company.
The Survey footbridge will cost Sh205 million and is part of
four overpasses commissioned for construction three years ago to
facilitate safe crossing for pedestrians and free flow of traffic along
the busy expressway. Ohers are Garden City, Witeithie, and Mang’u.
The Witeithie footbridge was opened last weekend, three years after Kenha commissioned a local contractor to implement it.
The Garden City footbridge is at 10 percent completion, while the Mang'u one is 70 percent complete.
The
Thika superhighway is one of Kenya’s busiest roads, handling about
200,000 vehicles daily, linking Nairobi to key agricultural counties in
central Kenya, and to eastern and northeastern regions.
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