Dualling of Limuru, UN Avenue Roads Well Underway

Work is well underway on Limuru Road and UN Avenue to expand the two roads into dual carriageways in a bid to tackle traffic congestion in Nairobi.

With completion rates for the two roads standing at 7% and 8% respectively, the local contractors spearheading the work are on track to complete the projects by October 2024. 

Since November of last year, Dero Construction has been engaged in the expansion of the 3.3-km phase one of Limuru Road, spanning from the Wangari Maathai Road junction to the Muthaiga Road junction.

Simultaneously, a joint venture comprising Wak, Sajucy, and Vaniax has been working on the 2.7-km UN Avenue Road, stretching from the Limuru Road Junction to the Northern Bypass at Runda.

The contract value for the construction of the first phase of Limuru Road is Sh1.6 billion, while that of UN Avenue Road is Sh1.2 billion.

The two projects, which are being implemented by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura), are fully funded by the Kenyan government.

“The dualling of the two roads is on course, and, so far, Phase I of Limuru Road is seven percent complete while UN Avenue Road is eight percent complete,” Kura chief corporate communications officer John Cheboi said in a press interview.

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The dualling of UN Avenue Road, which serves the UN Complex, US Embassy, and Ghanaian Embassy is intended to ease congestion in Gigiri and Runda.

The project includes two-lane, two-way roads, cycle tracks, service and slip roads, crash barriers, and non-motorized transport facilities.

It also involves drainage provisions, structures, road furniture, utility relocation, bus bays, safety measures, landscaping, protection works, and performance-based maintenance for the 2.7 km section.

On the other hand, the dualling of Limuru Road aims to decongest Gigiri and Muthaiga by expanding it to a 3.2-km dual carriageway with raised central medians, cycle tracks, crash barriers, and safety provisions.

Serving foreign embassies, residential estates, and the Muthaiga area, the project includes acceleration and deceleration lanes, Non-Motorised Transport facilities, drainage provisions, structures, road furniture, utility relocation, bus bays, landscaping, protection works, and performance-based maintenance.

According to Kura, the two projects form a crucial part of infrastructure upgrades meant to elevate Nairobi and its environs to attain the Vision 2030 goal of transforming Kenya into a middle-income economy.

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