Last Updated 13 years ago by Kenya Engineer
The residents of Mombasa County will seize being victims of traffic congestion with the construction of a new bridge set to link Tudor area to Mishomoroni. The Transport Executive for Mombasa County, Mohamed Abbas said that the bridge would be built at Tudor Creek and would be shorter than Nyali Bridge.
“We have identified an area next to the Technical University of Mombasa. This area will need a bridge that is shorter than the current Nyali Bridge or the Old Nyali Bridge, which is still under consideration,” said Mr. Abbas.
The current Nyali Bridge is 400 meters long. The new bridge would link Mombasa mainland west in Changamwe constituency, through part of the island in Mvita Constituency and into Mombasa mainland North through Kisauni Contituency
This means that vehicles from Mombasa’s mainland west in Chamgamwe constituency would not need to go through the Central Business District to get to the north.
Mr. Abbas added that a feasibility study for the new alternative bridge would be conducted soon. He added that the proposed bridge is part of the Sh1.6 billion roads upgrade project which has been partially funded by the World Bank. The project also includes the expansion of several roads such as the Karisa Maitha road in Kisauni, the construction of a storm water drainage system, street lighting, and expansion of some crucial links including the Nyali Bridge.
“The expansion of the Nyali Bridge means encroaching on the Kengeleni area which is a national heritage. That is the challenge we have in expanding the Nyali Bridge,” said Mr. Abbas.
However, he said they are looking for alternatives.
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