Sections of major roads in Nairobi will be closed from Friday due to the Standard Chartered Marathon set to take place on Sunday.
One lane along Uhuru Highway will be closed while traffic between Railways Club and Railways Golf Club will be diverted to a processional way through Uhuru Park.
Traffic from the City Centre to Westlands, Kileleshwa, Muthaiga, Kiambu, and Thika will also be affected on Sunday.
Motorists heading to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Machakos and Mombasa from the City center will be diverted to Landhies Road, Jogoo Road, connecting to Mombasa Road via Outering Road.
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Those heading to Karen from the City Centre will have to go round either through Kipande and Ojijo roads, or Waiyaki Way and James Gichuru Road.
It is also bad news for city motorists accessing the City Mortuary roundabout from valley road as the road will be inaccessible.
The Kenya Urban Roads Authority is expected to close the road from Friday due to the ongoing phase 1 upgrading of Ngong Road to a dual carriageway.
However, motorist wishing to access Daystar University and Nairobi Hospital through the upper gate will not be affected.
Those planning on using Argwings Kodhek road are advised to access Ngong Road through Ralph Bunche Road.
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The same applies to motorists using Ngong Road to access Argwings Kodhek road and valley road to access Ralph Bunche.
