Construction work is underway on the road improvement project between Kenya’s premier port of Mombasa and the town of Mariakani. The project will see the A109 route being widened and upgraded and is costing nearly US$59 million. The work is being handled by a Chinese contractor and the route will feature three lanes in either direction, boosting both capacity and safety. The first section of this work is for an 11km section from Mombasa to Kwa Jomwu.
The A109 route is one of Kenya’s most important roads as it connects Mombasa with the capital, Nairobi. Improvements to this route form part of a much wider project to boost transport connections across East Africa. The upgraded A109 from Mombasa to Nairobi will ultimately help deliver better connectivity for the landlocked nations of Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda and provide access to the port of Mombasa. The A109 runs from Mombasa to Nairobi, while the A104 connects Nairobi with Uganda’s A109, which runs through Kampala. Meanwhile spurs from the A109 at Vol and Tsovo run to the Tanzanian border and connect with Arusha, ultimately connecting through to Burundi and Rwanda.
