NAIROBI, Kenya, June 16 – The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) will close a section of the Southern Bypass for maintenance.
The closure, which began on Thursday and will end on Sunday, will affect a section between the Kikuyu-bound carriageway and the Gitaru Overpass virtual weighbridge.
Motorists will use the route every night from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m.
“Normal traffic will resume every night between 6:00 pm and 9:00 am. This allows highway maintenance works along the section,” KeNHA director general Kung’u Ndung’u said.
Drivers using the route have been advised to drive carefully while approaching the section.
However, the authority will deploy marshals to control traffic at night for security and direction purposes.
Additionally, proper signs will be erected to direct motorists plying the Southern Bypass.
The Nairobi Southern Bypass project is a 28.6-kilometer dual carriageway with 12 kilometers of slip roads and an extra 8.5 kilometers of service roads.
It was launched to reduce congestion in Nairobi.
