Why Section Of Mombasa Road Will Be Closed For 6 Hours
The affected area, located near the Katani Road Junction on the A8 Mombasa Road, will experience disruptions
Marvin Chege 
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced planned traffic interruptions on a section of the Nairobi-bound lanes along Mombasa Road due to scheduled maintenance work.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, April 30, KeNHA Director General Kungu Ndungu stated that the affected area, located near the Katani Road Junction on the A8 Mombasa Road, will experience disruptions from Sunday, May 4 at 9 pm to Monday, May 5 at 4 am.
Ndungu explained that the interruption is to allow for the installation of the final set of fabricated footbridge beams in that section.
Motorists are advised to follow instructions from traffic marshals who will be on site to manage the flow.
Photo of a footbridge along Mombasa Road. /YOUTUBE
"The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) wishes to inform the public that a section of Mombasa Road (A8) near Katani Road Junction will experience disruption along the Mombasa-bound lanes from Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 9.00 pm to Monday, May 5, 202,5 at 4.00 am," announced KeNHA in part.
"This is to allow for the installation of the remaining fabricated footbridge beams. KeNHA advises motorists to follow the proposed traffic management plan below and cooperate with the police and traffic marshals on site."
Building footbridges at high human traffic points is considered important in helping Kenyans cross safely from one point of a major highway to another. The government in 2024 allocated Ksh500 million for the construction of 17 footbridges in Nairobi after the floods that devastated the city swept away or destroyed most of them.
Justus Onyikwa, a deputy director at the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), said the agency prioritised Nairobi for rehabilitation. However, they expressed commitment to addressing roadwork, particularly in areas where they were washed out, ensuring prompt attention and maintenance.
“The estimated cost of completing the work on the 17 footbridges is around Ksh500 million. Currently, their concentration is solely on Nairobi, before rolling out repairs across the country. We will attend to all roads even as we try to secure extra funds to cover all the affected areas,” Onyikwa told Sunday Nation in May this year.
According to Onyikwa, they were to prioritise Mathare, Kamukunji, Kibra, Embakasi South, Kabete, Langata, and Westlands constituencies. These areas have been identified as high-priority due to their large populations and the urgent need for safe crossing points over often dangerous rivers.
“We are concentrating on the densely populated regions. This includes the Jerusalem neighbourhood along the Nairobi River, which is heavily populated. Other key areas also require improved access to services, considering that a majority of those affected are school children and commuters.
"The original bridges in these locations were washed away, so we are rebuilding them from the ground up,” he added, further revealing that they were reconstructing bridges spanning around 50 meters, aiming to enhance their clearance and bring them up to standard.
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