Kigamboni Bridge

Kigamboni Bridge is a 680-meter-long bridge in Tanzania[1][2] that connects the Dar es Salaam ward of Kurasini from the east to the west of Kigamboni district across the Kurasini Creek. Construction work began in February 2012 and completed in April 2016. The completion of the bridge has offered an alternative transport link to the new district of Kigamboni. Previously, the Kivukoni ferry provided a quick transport link between south east of the Dar es Salaam Central Business District specifically from south east of Kivukoni to north west of Kigamboni. The bridge have six lanes (three on each direction) and two pedestrians/cyclists lanes with width of 2.5 meters (one on each side). Construction of 2.5 km approach roads were completed with 1 km on the Kurasini side and 1.5 km on the Kigamboni side. The road joins the Nelson Mandela expressway through elevated free interchange to separate traffic approaching and leaving the junction. There is a toll plaza for controlling and charging of vehicles passing through the bridge. A total of 14 controlled lanes are going to be in this area (seven for each of the two directions).

  • Kigamboni bridge under construction
  • Driving from the city towards Kigamboni
  • The Kigamboni Bridge Toll Gates
Kigamboni Bridge

Daraja la Kigamboni  (Swahili)
Kigamboni Bridge Night view
Coordinates6°51′33″S 39°17′59.14″E
Carries6 lanes dual carriageway
CrossesKurasini Creek
LocaleKurasini, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
OwnerNSSF (60%)
GoT (40%)
Websitehttp://www.nssf.or.tz/
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Total length680 metres (2,230 ft)
Width27.5 metres (90 ft)
Longest span200 metres (660 ft)
History
DesignerArab Consulting Engineers Moharram-Bakhoum "ACE"
Constructed byChina Railway Jiangchang Engineering (T) Ltd &
China Major Bridge Engineering Company
Construction startFebruary 2012
Construction endApril 2016 (projected)
Construction costUS$ 136 million
OpenedApril 16, 2016
InauguratedApril 19, 2016
ReplacesMV Magogoni ferry
Statistics
TollTBA
Location in Tanzania

References
  1. "SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Invitation for Pre-qualification Tender No: PA/004/2010-11/HQ/W/28" (PDF). nssf.or.tz. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. "Construction of Kigamboni Bridge launched". TANROADS. September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.


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