Bellevue, GM footbridges to be demolished for Nairobi Expressway

Director General Eng Peter Mundinia confirmed that the existing bridges at GM will be dismantled and new pedestrian bridges erected in their place as part of the Nairobi Expressway works.

However, he said the South C Footbridge will be maintained as is.

The cost of the two bridges, according to Mundinia, is Sh362 million with Bellevue bridge connecting South C costs Sh177 million. The one at General Motors cost Sh185 million.

He said the superstructure of the existing bridges was constructed using structural steel members which can be recovered and reassembled at the same or different location.

The two footbridges were built by H. Young & Company though EACC raised concerns over the tendering process.

The Kenya Roads Board (KRB) financed the construction work using money from the road maintenance fuel levy fund.

The JKIA–Westlands Highway is a planned toll road connecting Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the neighborhood of Rironi, in Kiambu County, along the Nairobi-Limuru Road.