Ngong Road
Ngong Road is a major road in Kenya that links the city of Nairobi to Ngong town. It runs from the Nairobi central business district all the way to the , passing by major places in Nairobi and Ngong such as the Kenyatta National Hospital, , the Lang'ata Road roundabout in Karen and the .
The road is currently a standard carriageway with two traffic lanes, but the Kenyan government plans to turn the road into a four-lane dual carriageway by February 2015, with financing from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, at a cost of Ksh. 1.68 billion (approx. US$19.35 million, £11.47 million or €13.95 million),[1][2] as part the Vision 2030 project. However, the completion date of the project has been publicly questioned, as the project has not even began as of May 2014.
See also[]
- Nairobi Bypasses
- Ngong Forest
References[]
- ^ "Ngong Road Dual-Carriage Way Project: Widening of Ngong Road". AfricanBuilding.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Miriam Kirote (4 June 2012). "Ngong Road expansion project to start soon". ConstructionKenya.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- Kenya stubs
- Roads in Kenya
- Streets in Nairobi
- Kajiado County
- Transport in Rift Valley Province
- Japan International Cooperation Agency