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How much did Nairobi Expressway cost to build?
The Nairobi Expressway is the 27.1 km elevated dual-carriageway toll road linking Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Mlolongo to Westlands in Nairobi, built and financed by China Road and Bridge Corporation through its Moja Expressway Company under a public-private partnership with a 27-year toll concession, and commissioned in 2022. The Daily Nation reported on 16 February 2022 that Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia put its total cost at KSh 87.9 billion, up from the KSh 65.2 billion initial budget estimate, of which KSh 72.8 billion was the contract financed by CCCC and KSh 15.1 billion was the government's land compensation and utility relocation.
Reported project cost
KES 87.9 billion
Approximately $745.76 million
Cost basis: 2022
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- Total lengthSouth China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance
- 27.1 km
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South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance2022