Finally nitaona hii hekaya coming to life,

[Mathaais]

@4makind

Just look at what Thika road and the by-passes have enabled

They have achieved practically nothing. Traffic in the city is more nightmarish than what it was before they were built. Rate of road expansion is slower than the rate at which ‘new’ cars are being added to an already overloaded system. This week I seen a car with KCE registration.

[shocks]

@Nefertities

@Meria Mata it just don’t make financial sense … well, not for the stage at which we’re at anyway.

They would need a drawbridge to allow the ships to pass and they would probably need to take up LOTS of land on either side. The whole thing would cost more than you can even start to think and I highly doubt that we can afford to build it AND maintain it. Plus, it would put so many people out of jobs.

We’re not there yet. We can’t

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You are talking about likoni, nyali doesn’t need to be a draw bridge as no ships pass there

[system]

@shocks

You are talking about likoni, nyali doesn’t need to be a draw bridge as no ships pass there

we’re all talking about Likoni

all of us

everyone

[Da_Vinci]

@Nefertities

lol I meant port traffic. The bridge you’d need here wouldn’t be comparable to the one needed in Tanzania … not unless ALL our traffic was re-routed there and they did a MAJOR overhaul of their port. If so, then we’d be looking at bankruptcy for Tanzania as a whole

I’ve seen documentaries where bridges are built and the maritime traffic is not disrupted whatsoever! It’s a shame I can’t give you reference!

[Meria_Mata]

@Da Vinci

I’ve seen documentaries where bridges are built and the maritime traffic is not disrupted whatsoever! It’s a shame I can’t give you reference!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jYROo9kcmE

[system]

@Da Vinci

I’ve seen documentaries where bridges are built and the maritime traffic is not disrupted whatsoever! It’s a shame I can’t give you reference!

Maybe I didn’t explain it right. I meant that the amount of traffic we receive at the Kenyan port is much larger than the amount they receive at the Tanzanian one. Both in terms of volume and actual vessel size. That means that we need a larger more mechanically complicated-ish bridge here than they need over there. That translates to more money, labor, etc on our end than theirs.

We have the advantage of already having a larger and better port than TZ which means that our main problem would be figuring out how to get that bridge up and running. If TZ was to go for this project on the same scale we need to, they would need to both expand their port and figure out how to build the bridge. If you’ve had a look at how the Kenyan port operates, then you will understand that it isn’t something TZ could just wake up and do without creating a very large dent in their finances.

[shocks]

@Nefertities

we’re all talking about Likoni

all of us

everyone

got you

[4makind]

In as much as they might have eased the congestion to your satisfaction they have opened up more areas that were not easily accessible and brought on more people to actively engage in the economy. BTW without such improvements traffic in Nairobi would have been extremely congested

[shocks]

@Nefertities

Maybe I didn’t explain it right. I meant that the amount of traffic we receive at the Kenyan port is much larger than the amount they receive at the Tanzanian one. Both in terms of volume and actual vessel size. That means that we need a larger more mechanically complicated-ish bridge here than they need over there. That translates to more money, labor, etc on our end than theirs.

We have the advantage of already having a larger and better port than TZ which means that our main problem would be figuring out how to get that bridge up and running. If TZ was to go for this project on the same scale we need to, they would need to both expand their port and figure out how to build the bridge. If you’ve had a look at how the Kenyan port operates, then you will understand that it isn’t something TZ could just wake up and do without creating a very large dent in their finances.

I agree, we should wait then do a tunnel, a perfect solution

[le_scumbag]

@Nefertities

This project is a bit more complicated than that. They’re not just expanding an existing road which shoulda been a highway in the first place anyways.

If you go into what @le scumbag has posted, you will realize that they would need to change like 60% of the town’s/city’s layout before they can even begin working on the bridge. Apart from the money needed, there is a whole other level of politics that you need to overcome to even start dreaming about it…

This project is the equivalent of trying to eliminate Kibera as a slum. It isn’t impossible, but it also ain’t gon’ be no easy trip. Not at all.

The most basic point where the traffic from that bridge will go and,where it will come from.
I am no expert but I do know that until the mess that the Lights - Pirates stretch is cleared up,thru expanding it,we can build ten bridges n nothing would change. As it is now,Msa is in for some major changes…

[system]

@shocks

I agree, we should wait then do a tunnel, a perfect solution

We definitely need to make some changes. I agree.

I’m just sayin’ that we have a long ways to go before we can get there and end up with a solution which works from all angles.

[Da_Vinci]

@Nefertities

Maybe I didn’t explain it right. I meant that the amount of traffic we receive at the Kenyan port is much larger than the amount they receive at the Tanzanian one. Both in terms of volume and actual vessel size. That means that we need a larger more mechanically complicated-ish bridge here than they need over there. That translates to more money, labor, etc on our end than theirs.

We have the advantage of already having a larger and better port than TZ which means that our main problem would be figuring out how to get that bridge up and running. If TZ was to go for this project on the same scale we need to, they would need to both expand their port and figure out how to build the bridge. If you’ve had a look at how the Kenyan port operates, then you will understand that it isn’t something TZ could just wake up and do without creating a very large dent in their finances.

Point noted, Sister! And I think the TZs are wiser than us! It seems they are doing it when it is affordable to them in all aspects! We could have built ours millennia ago but… ama wacha tu!

[le_scumbag]

@Nefertities

we’re all talking about Likoni

all of us

everyone

The topic was Nyali. Derailment? Not really

[system]

@le scumbag I assumed we were all focusing on this part of the OP’s post?

@Meria Mata

lakini na jiuliza, mbona hawajengi bridge Likoni?

[kawambui]

there are ports coming up.
i wont say where but ships will nolonger need to go to mombasa.
i aint talking about lamu

[kawambui]

there are ports coming up.
i wont say where but ships will nolonger need to go to mombasa.
i aint talking about lamu

[system]

The Akashi-Kaikyo bridge. Anyone?

[4makind]

Ooops got lost in the examples

[Osiris]

We need a tunnel Britain built their first in 1840s cant we built one like this across that 700m channel? Thika road tuliweza sambuse hii? [ATTACH=full]11253[/ATTACH]

[WuTang]

@Meria Mata

Gojea siku ya ground breaking utaona maneno, if the site to be revealed tomorrow is where i think it is, kuna hoteli basi itawekwa chini.

It was rumored itakuwa hizo side za Tudor ama ni wapi?