Motorists operating in Nairobi have been advised to avoid some of the city's major roads starting Thursday, July 25 to July 28, 2019.
In a statement, the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) affirmed that traffic on the busy Outer Ring Road would be disrupted during the period, while the Sarit centre roundabout would be closed for the next 21 days.
The authority went on to clarify that a diversion had been created to ensure that motorists were able to navigate around the cordoned-off area.
"This is to notify the public and users of Outer Ring Road that there will be traffic disruption near the Avenue Park Estate," an excerpt of their press release disclosed.
The installation of a footbridge was mooted as the reason behind the 4-day traffic disruption.
"We urge the public to be patient as we strive to improve our roads and ensure they are safe and efficient," a section of the KURA statement revealed.
KURA had earlier (February 2019) announced its plan to build a new exchange linking the Outer Ring Road and Thika Road, to ease the traffic at the junction between the two major highways.
More than a year after the road was upgraded and opened for use, traffic congestion worsened between Pipeline Estate and Kariobangi junction, a section interspersed with several pedestrian crossings and passenger picking spots.
Outer Ring Road serves hundreds of thousands of commuters on a daily basis.
It connects Thika Road to Airport North Road at Allsops and at former Taj Shopping Mall respectively. The road stretches well over 13 Km and was named as the most dangerous highway in 2018.
he Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), on Wednesday, also announced that the busy Sarit Centre roundabout would remain closed for the next 21 days to pave way for road construction works.
Below are the instructions from KURA for motorists plying the busy route:
The Oval/Sarit centre bound traffic on the left side from Waiyaki Way, shall navigate the roundabout on the deviation provided on the right-hand side of the roundabout, and take a right turn at Lower Kabete Road and proceed to Sarit Centre and Westgate Mall and proceed ahead.
Waiyaki way bound traffic on the left side from the Oval shall stick to the left and navigate the roundabout on the left-hand side and through to Waiyaki way as usual. The deviation provided on the right of the roundabout shall be sufficient for opposing traffic although taking caution of opposite traffic from Waiyaki way.
Waiyaki bound traffic (single lane) on the left from Parklands road shall stay on the left and turn at the roundabout taking a left turn towards Waiyaki way as normal.
The Oval/Sarit centre bound traffic on the left side from Parklands road shall navigate the roundabout on the deviation provided on the right-hand side of the roundabout and take a left turn at Lower Kabete Road and proceed to Sarit Centre or a right turn and proceed to the Oval.
Waiyaki way/Parklands road-bound traffic on the Left side from the Oval shall stick to the left and navigate the roundabout on the right-hand side and through to Waiyaki way as usual, or take the left turn into the one-way Parkroad as normal. The deviation provided on the right side of the roundabout shall be sufficient for opposing traffic although taking caution of opposite traffic from Waiyaki way.
Mwanzi road is open for traffic as an alternative route from Westgate mall.
Parklands road on the left from Barclays Bank and Woodvale groove ext to Shell shall remain closed and no exit onto the construction area.
