Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has announced that traffic flow will be disrupted along the Eastern bypass for three days.
KURA in a notice dated Sunday, January 29, 2023, stated that a section of the Eastern bypass will remain closed for three days to allow the contractor to lay the final surface dressing at the section between Embakasi Barracks and China Roads and Bridges Corporation (CRBC) site camp.
“We wish to notify the general public that there will be traffic disruption along Eastern Bypass from 6 am Monday, January 30 to February 1, 6 pm,” part of the notice reads.
As such the stretch from CRBC site camp to the Embakasi barracks heading towards Mombasa Road will be affected.
Likewise, the disruption of traffic flow would mean that the outbound lane would be shared by motorists along the affected section. Nonetheless, traffic marshals and police will be on-site to guide motorists to ensure there is a smooth flow of traffic.
Additionally, KURA has urged motorists plying the route to exercise more caution.
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“Kindly bear with the situation as we endeavor to enhance urban mobility,” the notice further reads.
Nevertheless, the expansion of the Eastern Bypass into a dual carriageway began in November 2021 after the signing of a contract between KURA and the China Communication Construction Company.
The Sh12.5 billion project was designed during the term of the Grand Coalition government. The expansion is part of 11 infrastructure projects that the Kenyan government delegation showcased to global investors during the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Co-operation in Beijing, China, in May 2017.
