KeNHA Unveils 180-Kilometre Highway That Will Transform Western Region
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has revealed the complete scope of a proposed 180-kilometre route, which is intended to revolutionize Western Kenya’s economic and transportation landscape.
The huge infrastructure project would span five counties – Busia, Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay, and Migori – and is expected to cost Ksh70 billion.
According to KeNHA Nyanza Regional Director Julius MakOderoh, the road would be one of the region’s major infrastructure projects to date.
It is intended to open up areas of the country that are currently underserved, with numerous roads in poor condition.
The route will begin in Bunyala, on the outskirts of Busia, and follow the A12 (Mau Summit-Kericho-Busia route).
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From there, it will travel west via Funyula Sub-county, with a spur road connecting to Sio Port.
It will then go across the Yala Swamp, skirting its borders with Uyoma, and provide another spur road to Osieko Beach and Luanda Kotieno in South Uyoma.
From Uyoma, the route will continue via Asembo and Seme before rejoining the A12 near Kisumu International Airport.
At Ahero, the route turns south toward Katito and continues to Kendu Bay, making a 30-kilometer loop across the picturesque Homa Hills before connecting with the B2 road at God Bondo, some 10 kilometers from Homa Bay town.
From there, the road will pass through Luanda Centre and take the B2 Homa Bay-Mbita route to Gwassi Hills before continuing for another 120 km to Muhuru Bay on Lake Victoria’s coast.
The road will have a seven-meter-wide carriageway with two-meter-wide shoulders on either side to allow non-motorized traffic in rural regions.
KeNHA has included non-motorized transport (NMT) facilities such as sidewalks and lined drains in urban areas where the road runs through trading hubs.
The authority is now seeking money from development partners for the Lake Victoria Ring Road, with completion scheduled for the next fiscal year.
Treasury Chief Secretary John Mbadi revealed in a May interview with digital media that the government had already submitted a funding proposal to the World Bank.
He disclosed that the government has decided to include the Kisumu – Busia route in the ring road.
MakOderoh stated that the project would open up various fish landing places and ports that are currently inaccessible or unconnected by tarmacked roads.
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He noted that significant spur roads will connect beaches and communities that have previously been overlooked in national infrastructure development.
“This is the single largest infrastructure project ever conceptualised for the Western region,” said MakOderoh.
“When completed, it will change the livelihoods of around six million people in the region, and potentially benefit the entire Lake Region Economic Bloc, which is home to about 10 million people.”
“The benefits will not only be to Kenya. It will encourage regional integration with Tanzania to the south and Uganda to the west,” he added.
KeNHA Unveils 180-Kilometre Highway That Will Transform Western Region
