Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway

The Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway is a road in Kenya, forming a semi-circle through the south-eastern and north-eastern neighborhoods of the capital city of Nairobi. The road allows traffic from Mombasa, destined for the central parts of Kenya to bypass downtown Nairobi, thereby reducing traffic congestion in the city's central business district.[1]

Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway
Route information
Length19.9 mi (32.0 km)
HistoryDesignated in 2017
Completion in 2021
Major junctions
South endNairobi-Mombasa Road at Airport North Road
 Embakasi
Utawala
Ruai
Varsityville Estate
North endRuiru Road Junction
Highway system
Roads in Kenya

Location

The road starts at the junction of the Nairobi–Mombasa Road and Airport North Road, in Embakasi, immediately west of Nairobi International Airport, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of the city centre.[2]

The road then loops through the south-eastern suburbs of Nairobi, skirting the northern edges of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, through Ruai. The road then crosses from Nairobi County, into Kiambu County and then turns westwards, passes underneath the Thika Highway and ends at the Ruiru Kamiti Road, at a place called Ruiru Road Junction.[3]

The total length of the Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway is approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi).[4]

Overview

This road is intended to relieve traffic congestion in the capital city's central business district, by diverting long-distance traffic from and to the port city to Mombasa, destined for central Kenya and the counties directly north of Nairobi.[5]

In a similar effort, other bypass highways have been built on the northern and southern sides of Nairobi, with the objective of alleviating downtown traffic congestion.[6]

Construction

The Government of Kenya, though the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA), built this highway and opened it to traffic in 2014.[7] Initially constructed as single carriageway road, efforts were initiated in 2017 to convert the highway into a four-lane dual carriageway road.[5][8]

See also

References
  1. Muhoro, Maina (18 August 2010). "Eastern Bypass Nairobi". Nairobi: Constructionkenya.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. Globefeed.com (6 March 2019). "Distance between Central Nairobi, Kenya and City Cabanas, Airport North Road, Nairobi, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. Google (6 March 2019). "Location of Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. Globefeed.com (6 March 2019). "Distance between City Cabanas, Airport North Road, Nairobi, Kenya and Ruiru Road Junction, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. John Nduire (19 September 2017). "Eastern Bypass dualling plan in top gear as Kenya seeks contractor". Nairobi: Constructionkenya.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. Daily Nation News (8 February 2009). "Bypass construction starts without approval from environmental body". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. Obwocha, Beatrice (13 December 2015). "New bypasses jerk up road crashes". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. Constant Munda (4 November 2018). "NLC starts process to buy land for city road dualling". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

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