The Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) has announced the planned temporary closure of the Mombasa-Mtwapa-Kilifi Road to facilitate the completion of the New Mbogolo Bridge.
According to the authority, the temporary closure will kick off on Tuesday, March 18, and run to Tuesday, April 1.
"The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) would like to inform the public that the Mombasa Mtwapa-Kilifi Road at the New Mbogolo Bridge will be closed to enable the completion of the bridge. The closure will commence on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025, at midnight and end on Tuesday, April 1st, 2025, at midnight," part of the statement read.
To avoid getting caught up in traffic, motorists have been advised that their vehicles will be redirected to the old Mbogolo Bridge route until the project's completion.
They have also been urged to adhere to the directive and cooperate with the police and traffic officers who will be deployed at the site to streamline the exercise.
"Traffic will be diverted to the old Mbogolo Bridge route during this period. Motorists are requested to exercise caution around the work area, follow the proposed traffic management plan below, and cooperate with the police and traffic marshals on site," the statement concluded.
The announcement by KeNHA comes just a day after it also announced the commencement of construction of the multinational South Sudan Road Corridor.
In a notice made on the MyGov issue of March 11, the authority revealed that this 193-kilometre project had been facilitated by funding from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB).
"The Government of the Republic of Kenya has received financing from the African Development Bank and African Development Fund to finance the Multinational: Kenya South Sudan Road Corridor Lesseru-Kitale and Morpus-Lokichar Road Upgrading Project Phase 1," KeNHA stated.
"The Project Road, Lesseru Kitale, and Morpus Lokichar Road Sections form part of the Lesseru-Nadapal-Kapoeta Juba corridor located in the north-western region of Kenya."
Later in the day, after President William Ruto ended his cabinet meeting, it was revealed that the cabinet had resorted to commence the construction ofthe Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway by June 1, 2025.
“Cabinet directed the finalisation of the construction framework and the groundbreaking of the 170km four-lane Rironi-Mau Summit Road by June 1, 2025,” the cabinet dispatch read.
