Construction of key port road to be fast-tracked

Construction of the second container terminal from Port Reitz in Mombasa. The terminal is expected to have a capacity of 450,000 TEUs in 2016. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA

Construction of a key by-pass linking the Mombasa port with the main highway to Nairobi has been put on an accelerated programme to avert a congestion crisis when a new container terminal becomes operational next year.

The 18-kilometre road meant to ease pressure on the busy Changamwe area was initially scheduled for completion in 2017 under a Japanese government- funded programme.

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