The Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha) has announced a traffic disruption on Mombasa Road near Syokimau Railway Station on Saturday and Sunday.
In a notice issued on Saturday, Kenha stated that this is to facilitate the installation of the fabricated footbridge beams for the Syokimau Railway Footbridge.
“Temporary traffic disruption on Mombasa Road (A8) near Syokimau Railway Station will experience traffic disruption along the Mombasa-bound carriageway from Saturday, July 12, 2025, at midnight to Sunday, July 13, 2025, at midnight,” the authority said.
Kenha advised motorists to follow the proposed traffic management plan and cooperate with the police and traffic marshals on site.
The Authority has been installing footbridges along the road for a while.
On May 4 and May 5, 2025, there was a traffic disruption at the Mombasa Road (A8) near Katani Road Junction resulting from the installation of fabricated footbridge beams in the section.
There was also a disruption from Friday, June 20, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. to Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 6:00 a.m., and from Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. to Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 6:00 a.m.
The temporary traffic is in place to facilitate the installation of the fabricated footbridge beams for the Syokimau Railway Footbridge.
KeNHA is a statutory body established under the Kenya Roads Act of 2007 and inaugurated in September 2008.
It is responsible for the development, rehabilitation, management, and maintenance of all National Trunk Roads comprising Class S, A, and B roads.
Class S is a highway that connects two or more cities and carries safely a large volume of traffic at the highest speed of operation.
Class-A Road is a highway that forms a strategic route and corridor connecting international boundaries at identified immigration entry and exit points and international terminals such as international air or sea ports; Total - 6,830 kilometres.
Class B is a highway that forms an important national route linking national trading or economic hubs, County Headquarters, and other nationally important centres to each other and to the National Capital or to Class A roads.
It is also in charge of all weigh bridge installations.
Kenha is headquartered in Nairobi and has ten regional offices and three corridor management offices.
