Mombasa gets facelift with billion-shilling road works
An aerial shot of the Makupa roundabout in Mombasa. It was expanded and an improved drainage system integrated to allow the smooth flow of traffic on the Makupa causeway.
Construction of the Makupa causeway is underway, with works now on the overpass at Changamwe.
Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) says the section from Digo Road to Kibarani is complete and open for use by the public.
Multibillion-shilling road projects currently underway in Mombasa are set to change the face of the port city, boosting its prospects in transport and tourism.
Construction of the Makupa causeway — for long a nightmare for motorists entering and exiting the island through the Moi International Airport and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) terminus — is underway, with works now on the overpass at Changamwe.