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==Overview== |
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This road, is an important trade corridor for traffic headed from Nairobi, South Sudan and Ethiopia, to the proposed [[Lamu|Port Lamu]] and is a component of the [[Lamu]]-[[Moyale]] Highway, part of [[LAPSSET]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=8 April 2016|date=15 March 2012|location=Nairobi|last=Bocha | url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Surveyors-map-out-Lamu-to-Ethiopia-transport-project/-/539550/1367296/-/7rqqg7z/-/index.html| title=Surveyors map out Lamu to Ethiopia transport project |first=Galgalo | |
This road, is an important trade corridor for traffic headed from Nairobi, South Sudan and Ethiopia, to the proposed [[Lamu|Port Lamu]] and is a component of the [[Lamu]]-[[Moyale]] Highway, part of [[LAPSSET]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=8 April 2016|date=15 March 2012|location=Nairobi|last=Bocha | url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Surveyors-map-out-Lamu-to-Ethiopia-transport-project/-/539550/1367296/-/7rqqg7z/-/index.html| title=Surveyors map out Lamu to Ethiopia transport project |first=Galgalo | |
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==Upgrade and funding== |
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The [[government of Kenya]], using locally sourced funds, plans to upgrade the entire road to class II bitumen surface with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. [[Kenya National Highway Authority]] is handling the hiring of a qualified, competent contractor to carry on the work.<ref name="Start">{{cite web|title=Construction of Garsen-Lamu highway to start this year |accessdate=9 April 2016|date=2 February 2016|last=Mwakio | url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000190198/construction-of-garsen-lamu-highway-to-start-this-year|newspaper=[[The Standard (Kenya)]]| location=Nairobi}}</ref> |
The [[government of Kenya]], using locally sourced funds, plans to upgrade the entire road to class II bitumen surface with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. [[Kenya National Highway Authority]] is handling the hiring of a qualified, competent contractor to carry on the work.<ref name="Start">{{cite web|title=Construction of Garsen-Lamu highway to start this year |accessdate=9 April 2016|date=2 February 2016|last=Mwakio | url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000190198/construction-of-garsen-lamu-highway-to-start-this-year|newspaper=[[The Standard (Kenya)]]| location=Nairobi}}</ref><ref name="Soon">{{cite web|accessdate=9 April 2016| |
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url=http://constructionreviewonline.com/2016/02/construction-of-garsen-witu-lamu-road-to-commence-soon/ |title=Construction of major highway at Kenya’s Coast to begin |date=2 February 2016 |publisher=Constructiuon Review Online (CRO)|last=CRO}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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| Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 35 mi (56 km) |
| History | Designated in 2016 Completion in 2018 (Expected) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Garsen |
| Witu | |
| East end | Lamu |
| Location | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Highway system | |
The Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway is a road in Kenya, connecting the towns of Garsen, Witu and Lamu.
Location
The road starts at Garsen, in Tana River County, pursuing a general easterly direction through Witu to end at Mokowe in Lamu County, where the ferry connects to Lamu Island, a total distance of about 120 kilometres (75 mi).[1]
Overview
This road, is an important trade corridor for traffic headed from Nairobi, South Sudan and Ethiopia, to the proposed Port Lamu and is a component of the Lamu-Moyale Highway, part of LAPSSET.[2][3][4]
Upgrade and funding
The government of Kenya, using locally sourced funds, plans to upgrade the entire road to class II bitumen surface with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. Kenya National Highway Authority is handling the hiring of a qualified, competent contractor to carry on the work.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ GFC (9 April 2016). "Distance between Garsen Primary School, Garsen, Kenya and Mokowe, Lamu, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Bocha, Galgalo (15 March 2012). "Surveyors map out Lamu to Ethiopia transport project". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ a b Mwakio (2 February 2016). "Construction of Garsen-Lamu highway to start this year". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b CRO (2 February 2016). "Construction of major highway at Kenya's Coast to begin". Constructiuon Review Online (CRO). Retrieved 9 April 2016.