A section of Mombasa Road will be temporarily closed this weekend to facilitate ongoing installation works, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced.
In a public notice, KeNHA revealed Mombasa-bound service lanes near Naivas JKIA would be closed from Saturday, June 14, at 9:00 pm to Sunday, June 15, at 10:00 am.
“The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) wishes to notify the public that a section of Mombasa Road (A8) near Naivas JKIA will experience traffic disruption along the Mombasa-bound service lanes from Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 9:00 pm to Sunday, June 15, 2025, at 10:00 am,” a statement from KeNHA read.
The authority also revealed details of the construction works, saying the closure would facilitate the installation of fabricated beams for the Syokimau Railway Footbridge.
These beams are crucial, particularly because they enhance pedestrian connectivity and safety along the busy Mombasa Road.
Because of the partial closure, motorists have been advised to exercise caution during the affected hours and adhere to traffic officials who will be on site throughout the exercise. Normal traffic is expected to resume once installation is complete.
For those who typically use the Mombasa-bound service lanes, they will have to divert to the main Mombasa Road for a few hundred metres until the Gateway Mall overpass.
Similarly, motorists who typically use the service lane to access the Gateway Mall overpass may be required to seek alternative routes to avoid the working area as the beams are being erected.
This marks the latest hours-long disruption by KeNHA on a major Nairobi road, as the authority continues its strategy of carrying out road works on weekend nights when traffic is at its lowest.
The Southern bypass was also subjected to a similar closure near the entrance of the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) camp, directly opposite the Nairobi National Park.
The disruption lasted 8 hours between Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, to facilitate the installation of stress-strain sensors on the road surface. The sensors are highly specialised instruments embedded into the pavement structure to measure how pavement materials respond to various physical forces.
In April, a temporary closure of a section of Mombasa Road and the Nairobi Expressway near Katani Road was also announced between Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, July 20.
