Nairobi–Mombasa Road Explained

Country:KEN
Type:A
Route:109
Alternate Name:Nairobi–Mombasa Road
Photo Notes:The A109 (Nairobi–Mombasa Road) in Kenya
Map:A109 Kenia (A+B).svg
Length Km:482
Direction A:Northwest
Terminus A:Lang'ata Road–Lusaka Road–Uhuru Highway, Nairobi
Direction B:Southeast
Terminus B:Abdel Nasser Road–Digo Road–Langoni Road, Mombasa
Counties:Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Makueni, Taita-Taveta, Kwale, Mombasa
Cities:Nairobi, Athi River, Kibwezi, Voi, Samburu, Mombasa

Mombasa Road, also known as the Nairobi–Mombasa Road, or Mombasa–Nairobi Road or A109 Road (Kenya) is the main road between Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city and Mombasa, the country's largest port city. The road is a component of the Northern Corridor.[1] It is part of the Lagos–Mombasa Highway.

Location

The road starts in the city of Nairobi, at the confluence of Langata Road, Uhuru Highway and Lusaka Road, immediately west of DHL House. It continues in a general southeasterly direction, through seven Kenya Counties to end in the city of Mombasa at the confluence of Digo Road, Langoni Road and Abdel Nasser Road, a total distance of about 482km (300miles).[2] The coordinates of this road south of the town of Athi River, Machakos County are: 01°30'15.0"S, 37°05'20.0"E (Latitude:-1.504167; Longitude:37.088889).

Overview

This road, together with its sister road, Nairobi–Malaba Road, is part of the Great North Road, that links the Kenyan coast to the land-locked countries of Burundi, Eastern DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan. The road moves more than 50 percent of all goods traded in the East African Community.[3] Due to the volume of traffic, and the concentration of heavy-duty transport vehicles, the route is accident-prone, accounting for a large number of injuries and fatalities in the region. In 2013 alone, 3,179 people lost their lives in traffic accidents on the combined Mombasa–Malaba Road.[4]

The government of Kenya has plans to expand the road to dual carriageway, with a total of six lanes outside Mombasa Island, increasing the number of lanes to twelve, on the island itself. It is expected that solicitation of bids from funders and contractors will be announced before the end of calendar 2016. When completed, the road will become Nairobi–Mombasa Expressway[3]

Towns

The following towns, listed from west towards the east, are located along the highway:

Intersections

The following major intersections lie along the Nairobi–Mombasa Road, listed from the west towards the east:

  1. The NairobiMalaba Road, also referred to as the Nairobi–Uganda Road
  2. The NairobiNamanga Road, part of the NairobiArusha Road
  3. The VoiTaveta Road
  4. The Mariakani–Kaloleni–Mavueni Road
  5. The Dongo Kundu Bypass Highway
  6. The Mombasa–Garissa Road
  7. The Malindi–Bagamoyo Highway.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uhuru Commissions Expansion of Part of Mombasa Road . 20 October 2016 . Nairobi . Nairobi News . Hilary . Kimuyu . 22 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Distance between DHL House, Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya and Digo Road Round About City Clock, Digo Road, Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya . 23 September 2016 . 23 September 2016 . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
  3. Web site: State invites bids for expansion of Nairobi-Mombasa highway. 23 September 2016 . 22 September 2016 . . Nairobi . Njoroge . Kiarie.
  4. Web site: Highway of death: The Mombasa-Malaba highway taking more lives than Al-Shabaab . 24 September 2016 . Hudson Gumbihi . and Solomon Koko . 11 December 2015 . The Nairobian.