List of bypass highways in Nairobi explained

This is a list of bypass highways in Nairobi, aimed at re-directing traffic away from the city center, thereby de-congesting the city and alleviating the perennial traffic jams.^[1]

• Nairobi Northern Bypass Highway, linking Limuru Road to Thika Road^[2]
• Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway, linking Nairobi-Mombasa Road to Ruiru-Kiambu Road near Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.^[3]
• Nairobi Southern Bypass Highway, which starts at the junction of the Nairobi–Mombasa Road and Likoni Road, approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of the city centre. It then stretches to Gitaru, in the town of Kikuyu, in Kiambu County.^[4]
• Nairobi Western Bypass Highway, connects Gitaru, on the Southern Bypass to Ruaka on the Northern Bypass.^[1]

See also

• Thika Road
• List of roads in Kenya

External links

• Traffic Congestion Problems In Nairobi: An Examination of Uhuru Highway February 2009.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New road project to decongest Nairobi City . . 17 September 2018 . 5 March 2019 . Patrick . Lang'at . Nairobi.
2. Web site: Bypass construction starts without approval from environmental body . 8 February 2009. . 5 March 2019 . Daily Nation News . Nairobi.
3. Web site: Eastern bypass set for dualling from December . . . 19 September 2017 . 5 March 2019 . Nairobi News Reporter.
4. Web site: Smooth ride for motorists ahead as Southern by-pass works begin . . 23 May 2013 . 5 March 2019 . Lonah . Kibet . Nairobi.