The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced a 22-day closure of a section of the Njoro-Mau Summit Road.
In a notice issued on Saturday, the authority announced that the road will be closed from Thursday, October 16, to Thursday, November 6, to facilitate pavement reconstruction.
The affected section is about one kilometre past the Keringet Factory and two kilometres before Molo Town, at which point motorists will be rerouted.
"The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) wishes to notify the public that the Njoro-Mau Summit (B129) Road will be closed from Thursday, 16th October, to Thursday, 6th November, 2025, to allow for pavement reconstruction works," the notice read in part.
"The closure point is about 1 km past the Keringet Factory and 2 km before Molo Town. A diversion has been identified for use during this period."
This diversion route will not accommodate lorries and long trucks due to a sharp restricted curve, and therefore, those types of vehicles will not be allowed on it.
Instead, drivers of those vehicles have been advised to use alternative routes.
Specifically, those heading to Molo and Mau Summit have been advised to use the Nakuru–Mau Summit (A8) Road via Kibunja Junction.
KeNHA also provided an alternative road map to guide motorists traversing the road in order to avoid the construction site, urging them to adhere to it.
"KeNHA appeals to all road users to follow the proposed traffic management plan for their safety," KeNHA's notice read.
Just a few months ago, Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir revealed that groundbreaking for the dualling of the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway would begin by the end of August this year.
This groundbreaking would signal the beginning of construction works around the 175-kilometre A8 highway.
