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Overview

China Railway Construction Corporation branch offers emergency assistance to reopen road in Kenya

Commitment Year2018Country of ActivityKenyaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationKenyaSectorEmergency ResponseFlow TypeFree-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 15, 2018
Start (actual)
Mar 15, 2018
End (actual)
Mar 15, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was to help restore the Athi River Bridge along the A109. Additional locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/593813486

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (CR21)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Kenya

Loan desecription

China Railway Construction Corporation branch offers emergency assistance to reopen road in Kenya

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 15th, 2018, China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co. Ltd, a branch of China Railway Construction Corporation, volunteered its trucks and equipment to help restore the Athi River Bridge along the A109, the main road connecting the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi. Torrential rains along the Athi River led to flooding that damaged the bridge and threatened to disrupt traffic flow along the road. China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co Ltd, which was working on a project nearby, mobilized more than 40 Chinese and 100 local employees to carry out emergency repairs that lasted 5 and a half hours. The flooding caused issues on other roads in Kenya. The B3 highway between Nairobi and Masai Mara also had to be repaired, as seen in Record ID#89249.