The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced that the long-awaited improvement of route A104 from James Gichuru junction to Rironi will be finished in January 2023.Â
The $163 million James Gichuru Rironi Road expansion began in August 2017 and is expected to be completed in August 2020. (Sh18.7 billion).
However, due to extra work, which included the construction of a full interchange at Gitaru to allow for continuous traffic movement between the highways, this did not materialize.Â
The project was also delayed due to land acquisition concerns, which have subsequently been resolved, with compensation plans in the works for all those affected.
The project was also delayed due to land acquisition concerns, which have subsequently been resolved, with compensation plans in the works for all those affected.
James Gichuru Road/ Waiyaki Way Jn – Rironi is being built by China Wu Yi, which contains 26 kilometers of main road and 17.5 kilometers of collector roads.Â
Following the World Bank’s withdrawal in 2019 due to project delays, Kenya’s government has fully funded the James Gichuru-Rironi road expansion project.
The World Bank planned to provide 80% of the Sh18.7 billion in the initial funding conditions, with Kenya slated to cover the remaining 20%.
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