Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway

Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway
Route information
Length: 76 mi (122 km)
History: Designated in 2016
Completion in 2018 (Expected)
Major junctions
West end: Garsen
  Witu
East end: Lamu
Highway system
Roads in Kenya

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 122 kilometres (76 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][5]

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

  1. ↑ GFC (10 April 2016). "Distance between Garsen, Tana River, Kenya and Kikoni Landing Site, C112, Lamu, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Bocha, Galgalo (15 March 2012). "Surveyors map out Lamu to Ethiopia transport project". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Mwakio (2 February 2016). "Construction of Garsen-Lamu highway to start this year". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 CRO (2 February 2016). "Construction of major highway at Kenya's Coast to begin". Constructiuon Review Online (CRO). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Omondi, George (20 May 2014). "AfDB taps firm to kick-start delayed Lamu, Ethiopia road". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 02°23′19″S 40°30′36″E / 2.38861°S 40.51000°E / -2.38861; 40.51000

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