GLOBALink | Construction of Chinese-built Makupa bridge in Kenya's Mombasa well underway

NAIROBI, Spet. 16 (Xinhua) -- Construction of the Makupa causeway bridge on Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi highway and Changamwe interchange road is well underway, as the Chinese contractor moves at speed.

Launched by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta last year, the 457-meter-long bridge will replace the old causeway that links Mombasa Island to the mainland.

China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), the contractor for the construction of the two four-lane parallel bridges, is in charge of building the bridge.

When completed in January 2022, the four-lane bridge will pave the way for the demolition of the Makupa Causeway and restoration of the ecosystem in the area, including the free flow of water and marine life, according to a State House tweet.

The Makupa Causeway is one of the three roads linking the island and the mainland, the others being Nyali bridge and Kipevu Causeway.

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