The construction of the Likoni cable cars express is set to begin before August this year.
This is according to the Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) Managing Director Bakari Gowa.
He said there was a land dispute over the landing of the cable cars which delayed the project.
With the help from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), KFS resolved the land dispute on the Likoni mainland channel.
“We are in the process of getting a title deed for the land where the two major masts will be built. The masts and the landing stations are the main installations in this project,” Gowa added.
According to him, the landing station will be built over the road and that engineers were waiting for a nod from the Cabinet before beginning the work in August.
"Trapos is the company sponsoring the project. It signed a concession agreement with Kenya Ferry Services in December 2017. The agreement says that the project will be handled by Likoni Cable Cars Express Ltd for 25 years," he disclosed.
The construction works will be done by C&C company, and will be completed in two-years time.
Gowa indicated on Sunday, that "the cable cars will work for seven days of the week, crossing the channel in less than three minutes. The project will create hundreds of jobs and boost tourism."
Likoni Cable Express Ltd will takeover after the Sh5.8 billion project is complete.