Several roads in Nairobi are set to be closed over the weekend due to the upcoming Nairobi City Marathon.
Among the major roads set for closure is the Nairobi Expressway, which will be closed from Saturday, July 5, at 10 pm to Sunday, July 6, at 3 pm.
Equally, for Waiyaki Way, the inner lanes will be closed from Musa Gitau Road all the way to the entrance of the expressway.
The closure of a section of Waiyaki Way will be done from Sunday at 12 am until 10 am.
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Mombasa Road roundabouts exits and entries towards town will be closed.
Uhuru Highway will also be closed, in addition to Kenyatta Avenue (PanAfric Hotel and Uhuru Gardens).
Other listed roads set for closure include University Way, Haile Selassie, Capital Center areas, Kapiti Road, and Popo Road.
Additionally, a map of the closed roads was also published to help motorists and those seeking to take part in the marathon.
"Thanks to a partnership between the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Athletics Kenya, and key infrastructure stakeholders like Moja Expressway, this year’s race continues to lead the charge in making athletics events safer, cleaner, and more sustainable.
"Over nine real-time air quality monitoring sensors have been installed along the marathon route by SEI. These sensors are silently at work, collecting critical data to assess levels of pollutants and athletes’ exposure to air pollution as the race unfolds," read a blog post by the organizers.
