NAIROBI, Kenya, June, 25 – The Cabinet has permitted the dualling of the Nairobi’s Northern Bypass, a 20.2-kilometre stretch that at present serves as the town’s solely single-carriageway bypass in a transfer geared toward easing site visitors congestion and boosting financial connectivity.
The deliberate infrastructure improve is poised to remodel the busy hall into a contemporary twin carriageway, considerably bettering site visitors circulate and enhancing entry to key financial zones in Nairobi and Kiambu counties.
The proposed dualing will see the present single-lane highway transformed right into a two-lane carriageway in every course.
The venture additionally contains the development of eight interchanges, overpasses and underpasses to make sure uninterrupted site visitors circulate.
Additionally, the event will incorporate non-motorised transport infrastructure, together with pedestrian walkways and cycle paths, according to the federal government’s push for inclusive and sustainable city mobility.
Improved drainage methods and enhancements to adjoining entry roads can even be carried out as a part of the improve, guaranteeing the highway stays resilient through the wet season and safer for customers.
The improve is predicted to considerably enhance highway security and cut back the danger of accidents related to overtaking on slim, congested lanes.
The Nairobi Northern Bypass, which hyperlinks Ruaka in Kiambu County to Ruiru and connects the Western and Eastern bypasses, has lengthy been affected by heavy congestion, notably throughout peak hours.
Motorists routinely expertise delays that translate into increased transport prices, elevated gasoline consumption, elevated car emissions, and misplaced productiveness.
The Northern Bypass dualling comes as a part of broader nationwide infrastructure plans to modernise Nairobi’s highway community and place the capital as a regional financial hub.
