50.4km Thika super highway set for completion after years of waiting

After a nearly five years wait, engineers responsible for the reconstruction of Nairobi-Thika Highway are all smiles after conquering one of the most challenging engineering feats, constructing a super highway while it is used by motor and human traffic.

“This is not the standard practice, of doing a major highway when in use by traffic, but we had to do it here because there were no alternative roads to divert traffic,” said Hari Ramesh, Chief Resident Engineer for the 50.4 kilometre highway. Despite the interruptions, Ramesh said delays have been minimal and the quality achieved is that of global standard.
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