West end: Garsen Length 122.3 km | East end: Lamu Major cities Lamu, Garsen, Witu, Kenya | |
History: Designated in 2016
Completion in 2018 (Expected) | ||
The Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway is a road in Kenya, connecting the towns of Garsen, Witu and Lamu.
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Location
The road starts at Garsen, in Tana River County, pursuing a general easterly direction through Witu to end at Mokowe in Lamu County, where the ferry connects to Lamu Island, a total distance of about 122 kilometres (76 mi).
Overview
This road, is an important trade corridor for traffic headed from Nairobi, South Sudan and Ethiopia, to the proposed Port Lamu and is a component of the Lamu-Moyale Highway, part of LAPSSET.
Upgrade and funding
The government of Kenya, using locally sourced funds, plans to upgrade the entire road to class II bitumen surface with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. Kenya National Highway Authority is handling the hiring of a qualified, competent contractor to carry on the work.