Details
- Contract Period 28 Oct 2015
- Location Darajani, Kenya
- Contract completion 1994
- Value $1.0 million
- Client Kenya Railways Corporation
- Physical completion 100% completed
- Category Railways
Description
Following heavy rains floods damaged an approach embankment to an arch culvert for a railway line. This resulted in an accident of a passenger killing several people.
A temporary bridge was constructed over the damaged area to facilitate flow of rail traffic and construction of a permanent bridge.
A bridge was constructed to increase the opening of the river which was originally an arch culvert. The works comprised of excavation in soft and hard material, provision of false work to protect existing temporary rail track provisions and construction of a reinforced concrete bridge on pier and abutment.
Upstream of the bridge extensive earthworks to river training works was carried out including diversions and cofferdams.
