Nairobi residents and those living in areas adjacent to it should make proper arrangements on how to access the city over the weekend of Sunday.
The 21km half marathon is by no means half the effort. Are you ready to run? Your route colour code is blue with both start and finish line on Uhuru Park main dais. #StanChartMarathon pic.twitter.com/pYCy8Co3Zz
— Standard Chartered (@StanChartKE) October 24, 2018
Failure to make arrangements may cost someone since there will be major traffic interruptions in Nairobi that day as key roads will be closed for the Standard Chartered Marathon.
The police who were speaking in a press conference on Thursday in Nairobi confirmed closure of major roads.
They said that the roads will be closed from Sunday midnight – 4 am.
ROADCLOSURE TIME FOR STANDARD CHARTERED NAIROBI MARATHON:
The Nairobi traffic Department has said that roads closures & diversions times for the Stanchart Nairobi Marathon set for Sunday 28/10/18 will be from 4am to 2pm. pic.twitter.com/4ZNVbrcZvE— Ministry Of Sports, Culture And Heritage (@moscakenya) October 25, 2018
Motorists coming to the City Centre from Mombasa Road will be diverted to Lusaka roundabout via Madaraka roundabout.
They will then take Mbagathi Way and enter the city through Valley Road.
Those moving from the City Centre to Mombasa Road will be diverted at Haile Selassie Roundabout toward the Railways Roundabout then to Landhies Road.
Other roads to be affected in the 4 am to 1 pm closure include; the City Centre to Westlands and Kileleshwa.
Vehicles going to these areas will use Globe Cinema Roundabout, Kipande and Ojijo Roads.
“City Centre to Muthaiga, Kiambu and Thika. Vehicles should use Globe Cinema Roundabout, Muranga Road. Limuru Road is also accessible, City Centre to the Jomo Kenyatta Airport, Machakos, and Mombasa. Vehicles should use Landhies Rd, Jogoo Road, Outer Ring Road,” the police said in a statement on Thursday.
Those going to Karen will use Globe Cinema Roundabout, Kipande and Ojijo Roads, Waiyaki Way and James Gicheru Road.
Vehicles from Embakasi, Machakos, Mombasa to Westlands, Parklands will use Jomo Kenyatta Airport Road and Outer ring road.
Police however assured motorists that there will be enough officers to direct them on the diversions.
The Standard Chartered marathon has over a long period of time nurtured talents. Some of the top athletes are normally some of the competitors in the marathon and when they win in the regularly organized marathon here, they go ahead and win at the international level. It has also attracted from the Kenyan public, many supporters and sponsors.