Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit (Rift Valley) highway project

project in construction

The project involves the construction of a 139 km dual-carriageway linking Nairobi to the Rift Valley city of Nakuru and the Mau Summit in Kenya.The scope of work includes designing, financing, building, operating, and maintaining the highway over a 28-year concession period, recovering costs through toll collection.The project linking the capital Nairobi to the Rift Valley city of Nakuru is split into two phases. The first involves China Road and Bridge Corporation expanding two existing stretches of a single-lane, 139-km(86-mile) highway into four- and six-lane dual-carriage roads for US$863 million. The second will see Shandong Hi-Speed Road and Bridge International expand an existing single-lane, 94-km stretch of highway into a six-lane carriageway for US$679 million.