Government to demolish Uhuru’s Sh1.9bn Likoni floating bridge
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Government to Sh1.9bn Likoni floating bridge launched by Uhuru claiming its hindering economic growth in the area
Government to Sh1.9bn Likoni floating bridge launched by Uhuru claiming its hindering economic growth in the area.
The government has initiated plans to demolish the Likoni floating bridge just about two years after it was launched by Former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Speaking in Mombasa on Friday, Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen claimed that the bridge had caused unneeded traffic, which had hampered the region’s economic development.
The plan is to have residents who wish to cross from Mombasa Island to the Southern Coast use the Dongo Kungu bypass.
“We are still in conversation but we really want to do away with that bridge. That bridge has created unnecessary congestion in our port and I think the conversation is ongoing to see if we should expedite the Dongo Kundu Road,” he said.
“Once we do the Dongo Kundu road to completion we don’t need that bridge because it is causing immense delays,” he added.
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The bridge which cost Sh1.9 billion was built specifically to ease congestion at the Likoni ferry and to help curb the spread of Covid-19.
It is only used by pedestrians during the day. At night, the bridge is left open for ships to pass through.
The plan was that the bridge be dismantled in five years’ time once the Mombasa Gate Bridge is complete.
The bridge is open to pedestrians from 5 am to 8 am after which it is closed as ships are then allowed to pass through until 3 pm when the bridge is once again opened to pedestrians until 7 pm.
The ocean link, about 1.2-kilometre was the first of its kind in East Africa, taking up foot traffic across the Kilindini Channel by linking Liwatoni on Mombasa Island with Ras Bofu in Likoni mainland.
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