Contractors advance infrastructure upgrades inside JKIA freight zone

The ongoing Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) infrastructure modernization program has entered a new phase as civil works advance beyond the primary entryways into the facility's dedicated freight zones. The project, designated as part of the JKIA-ABC upgrades, has seen substantial civil engineering works executed over recent months to modernize the air transport hub.

Engineering teams from the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) are managing the active construction zones, where operations have expanded deeper into the inner logistical road networks. Initial structural works concentrated on the airport's main entrance are nearing completion, with contractors estimating that portion of the work to be approximately 98 percent complete.

Active heavy machinery operations have shifted to the Freight Terminal Road and Manguli Road, areas that historically received lower priority during routine public passenger terminal updates. The scope of works within this cargo enclave involves substantial earthworks, structural drainage rehabilitation, and civil upgrades designed to accommodate heavy commercial traffic.

Contractors are currently cutting open and widening the open storm water drainage channels running parallel to the freight roads. The drainage channels are being fortified using a dense base layering of aggregate stone to stabilize the structures before final paving and closure. Pedestrian walkways flanking the freight routes are being re-engineered sequentially following the stabilization of the underlying drainage components.

Further down the logistical corridors, road safety infrastructure has been refreshed, including new high-visibility surface markings, clean regulatory signage, and a strictly enforced 25-kilometer-per-hour speed restriction for heavy vehicles.

Closer to the public-facing areas at the Dovu roundabout, the project has transitioned from heavy structural engineering to architectural landscaping and greening programs. Workers are completing red soil ground preparation across wide buffer zones designed to manage heavy storm water runoff directly from the paved carriage ways into expanded drainage networks.

The landscaping blueprint incorporates precise, multi-layered rows of local flora demarcated by guided string lines. Horticultural technicians on-site confirmed that the specific plant selection includes:

* Fountain grass

* African lily

* Acacia trees

* Royal palm trees

According to on-site project personnel, the planted flora is projected to achieve full establishment, creating a dense, mature ground cover within a six-month window.

Simultaneously, auxiliary utility installations are continuing along the primary airport approach roads. Contractors have concluded the erection of multi-armed, flower-shaped street lights alongside centralized high-mast flood lighting systems. These systems are systematically replacing older, less efficient lighting poles as the airfield moves toward complete infrastructural standardisation.