Motorists plying the Mombasa-Nairobi, Nairobi-Nakuru, and Nakuru-Malaba highways have been urged to be cautious following the planned transportation of an abnormal load in the coming days.
In a notice published in a local daily on Saturday, October 26, the private company announced that the bulky load would be transported for about 36 days from October 26 to December 31.
According to the notice, the vehicle transporting the heavy load would travel from Mombasa to Nairobi through to Nakuru before taking another route toward Malaba which is located in Busia County near the Kenya-Uganda border.
Despite declining to mention the type of load being transported, the private company disclosed the dimensions of the load which include a height of 5.3 metres, a width of 5.5 metres, and a length of 25 metres.
Following the information, motorists and other road users were urged to brace for traffic disruptions with Kenyans planning to travel urged to adequately prepare to avoid inconveniences.
“Abnormal load notice, dimensions of maximum height of 5.3 metres and with of 5.5 metres. The laid has a length of 25 metres. Travel dates are from Saturday, October 26 to December 31, 2024,” read part of the notice.
“Affected routes include Mombasa, Nairobi, Nakuru and Malaba. All road users on the affected routes are advised to exercise extra caution when in the vicinity of this abnormal cargo,” the notice added.
In most cases, such notices are always issued when a company wants to transport heavy metallic or steel objects such as boats, ships, planes, military equipment, and bulky construction equipment.
It is not the first time that such disruptions have been witnessed along the same routes during the transportation of an abnormal load. In February this year, vehicle owners plying the same roads were forced to seek alternative routes following the transportation of cargo.
In a notice issued by a logistics company, motorists using the Mombasa to Nairobi route and those travelling from Nairobi to Malaba were urged to prepare for major traffic disruption for 32 days to pave the way for the transportation of the heavy load.
The undisclosed load weighed 71 metric tonnes with a length of 25.6 metres and a height of 5.5 meters and was transported in turns by four trucks between February 26 and March 28.
"This is to notify all road users and the general public of the abnormal load movement on the following routes. Please exercise extra caution when near the vicinity of this cargo," read part of the notice.
