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The government has started the construction of the 84km Kenol-Sagana-Marua dual carriageway.
The Sh16.7 billion project funded by the Africa Development Bank will be completed in three years.
The dual carriageway is part of the Great North Road from Mombasa, through Nairobi to Moyale and will connect the country to Ethiopia.
It forms part of the 800km stretch from Nairobi to Moyale through five counties of Murang’a, Kirinyaga, Machakos, Embu and Nyeri.The Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha) in its website indicates that the road in its current status of single carriageway is an impediment to the flow of the high traffic experienced between Nairobi and Isiolo.
The road currently experiences heavy traffic especially during weekends as Kenyans move from Nairobi to the Central and Northern parts of the country and back.
The upgrade will also enable the road to absorb the traffic it receives from Mwea, Meru, Embu, Kerugoya, Mukurwe-ini and Tumutumu areas and boost the socio-economic growth of the area.It will also enhance economic advantages for the country in its trade with Ethiopia and help the neighboring country with its import challenges while increasing local economic prosperity.
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia on Saturday toured the road to inspect preliminary construction works.
He confirmed that the expansion is part of a larger undertaking to link the Northern Corridor from Mombasa to Malaba with the Lapsset Corridor that links Lamu to South Sudan and Ethiopia through Isiolo.
This will open up Nanyuki town and increase the value of land.
