{"id":142030,"date":"2024-01-23T03:43:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T03:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/23\/state-announces-plan-to-build-kiambu-road-expressway\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T03:43:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T03:43:14","slug":"state-announces-plan-to-build-kiambu-road-expressway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/23\/state-announces-plan-to-build-kiambu-road-expressway\/","title":{"rendered":"State Announces Plan to Build Kiambu Road Expressway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306185\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"414\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kiambu.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kiambu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"414\"  \/>The government has announced plans to construct a new expressway on Kiambu Road in Nairobi as it aims to alleviate traffic congestion on the busy route.<\/p>\n<p>Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen stated that the new expressway would be constructed through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model as a means of \u201creducing government expenditure on road construction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murkomen announced the new plan for the Kiambu Road expressway during the official launch of the Nairobi Expressway Haile Selassie Exit Plaza, which has been under construction for five months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will soon start the Kiambu Road Expressway through Public-private partnership since that is the best model to finance infrastructure projects currently,\u201d the CS said.<\/p>\n<p>Murkomen also announced that the dualling work on Kenya\u2019s Rironi-Mau Summit road in Kiambu and Nakuru counties is set to commence this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Rironi-Mau Summit road is integral to the larger Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway PPP project, designed to enhance connectivity to Kenya\u2019s Rift Valley, Western Kenya regions, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>The Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit road is a segment of the A8 highway and is part of the Northern Corridor, linking the Port of Mombasa through Nairobi to Malaba at the Uganda border and extending to Kampala.<\/p>\n<p>CS Murkomen said the government will continue working with both local and international investors and contractors to roll out more infrastructure projects as a way of cutting down Government expenditure and reducing public debt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has announced plans to construct a new expressway on Kiambu Road in Nairobi as it aims to alleviate traffic congestion on the busy route. 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