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Northern corridor set for completion in 2012
The ongoing construction work on Thika Road. Photo/WILLIAM OERI
The Northern corridor infrastructure project is set to be completed in 2012, a World Bank official has said.
The Bank says it has released Sh20 billion for the construction of the Mau Summit-Kericho, Kericho-Kisumu and Kisumu road, which is part of the northern corridor.
Construction of the road will start next month, a senior advisor at World Bank, Mr Anil Bhandari, said.
“In fact, the contractor has already started preliminary works on that section of the road,” said Mr Bhandari.
He said that the tendering process delayed because of some technicalities from the Ministry of Roads and the Kenya National Highways Authority.
Several feeder roads within Kisumu municipality will also be constructed along with the main road.
Other roads within the Northern corridor earmarked for the 2012 completion include the Maji ya Chumvi to Miritini road in Mombasa; Machakos turn-off to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport , Lanet near Nakuru to Njoro turn-off which is almost finished and the Njoro turn-off to Mau Summit to Timboroa.
Also under the project is the expansion of JKIA and the improvement of safety and security at Wilson, Moi and other airports, said Mr Bhandari.
He said that the cost of these projects is approximately Sh77 billion, but the World Bank was funding only half of the total cost while the government of Kenya, French Development Agency, European Investment Bank, Kenya Airport Authority, Nordic Development Fund, will raise the balance.
“French Development Agency and the European Investment Bank are financing the expansion of JKIA which will have a new terminal (terminal 4). They are also funding the renovation of terminal 1, 2 and 3 at JKIA,” said Mr Bhandari.
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