The newly opened Red Hill Road is meant to be the missing link between Westlands and Gigiri but its poor design has had many Kenyans angry.
The 5 kilometres dual road funded by the Government at a cost of Kshs.3 billion and is set to give residents an easy and stress-free time navigating between Waiyaki Way in Westlands, Gigiri and Ruaka.
According to KenHA, street lights, bus bays, road furniture and markings have been incorporated to facilitate free flow of traffic and safety on the road but clearly there are no pedestrians’ footpaths.
Waiyaki Way – Red Hill Link Road is a master piece that has greatly reduced traffic congestion and improved access. The road is now open for public use. @JamesMacharia_ @PDUDelivery @MikeSonko @KenyanTraffic pic.twitter.com/l56deo1mWI
— KURA (@KURAroads) May 20, 2019
The government says that accessibility to the region will be enhanced opening up to business opportunities in an area that for a long time has been characterized by scarce population and activities.
This project is also aimed at decongesting roads in Nairobi city that have been experiencing endless traffic jam.
Traffic will be distributed across the network, with improved traffic flows, and the local community will benefit from reduced traffic volumes.
Check out the photos below and reactions:
The construction of the Redhill-Waiyaki Way bypass is 98% complete and the raod is already open for public use. The official launch of the project is expected later this year. #GoKDelivers pic.twitter.com/Pg2v5YPi1O
— PDU Delivery (@PDUDelivery) May 20, 2019
Red Hill link road is a shoddy job. The road is of low quality with most sides are falling onto the tarmac and blocking lanes every now and then. You must have some low standards.
— Robert Alai (@RobertAlai) May 21, 2019
08:24 The designer of James Gichuru by pass to Waiyaki Highway- Red Hill Gachie 110 route had mind of finishing interchange but didn't take account of traffic flows… It take one to look exit or entry to Highway. pic.twitter.com/hJ1FMCwwnL via @JacobAbere
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) May 21, 2019
@waiyaki way, the guy who designed that Redhill Road Link and made it to connect with Waiyaki way should be labelled the single most annoying person in Kenya.
— Bernard Bear (@Bernardbeast) May 21, 2019
08:23 @PDUDelivery @StateHouseKenya @KURAroads One safety design flaw of the new Redhill waiyaki Way bypass is that cars exiting the bypass may easily hit cars entering the bypass. For future road designs, t https://t.co/5nMEhh4Gdb pic.twitter.com/sp3YNpTNO5 via @JohnEm_En
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) May 21, 2019
The most useless bypass: Waiyaki Way at ABC is a dead end, Redhill road at Nyari junction dead end! Unless there's a proper overpass/intersection into James Gichuru and the road crosses over to Ruaka to join the northern bypass… IT. IS. POINTLESS.
— @13xmu&0 (@alexmugo) May 21, 2019
Dear Macharia, KURA. For us to consider it a masterpiece it should have at the very least a proper pedestrian/cyclist paths, adequate acceleration and deceleration lanes and trees. Your road designs are wanting they have glaring inadequacies on roads such as thika and outer ring
— Joram Kihumba (@jayhumba) May 20, 2019