Suam–Endebess–Kitale–Eldoret Road

Suam–Endebess–Kitale–Eldoret Road
Route information
Length: 72 mi (116 km)
History: Designated in 2016 (Expected)
Completed in 2019 (Expected)
Major junctions
Northwest end: Suam
  Endebess
Kitale
Southeast end: Eldoret
Highway system
Roads in Kenya

The Suam–Endebess–Kitale–Eldoret Road, is a rural road in Kenya. The road links Suam, in Trans-Nzoia County, to the towns of Endebess, Kitale, and Eldoret in Uasin Gishu County.[1][2]

Location

The road starts at Suam, at the international border with Uganda and proceeds in a southeasterly direction, through Endebess, and Kitale, to end at Eldoret, a total distance of about 117 kilometres (73 mi).[3]

Overview

This road, together with the Ugandan road that connects to it, the Kapchorwa–Suam Road, form an important transport corridor between the two countries, sometimes refereed to as the Kapchorwa–Suam–Endebess–Kitale–Eldoret Road Corridor. Both people and goods move along this corridor, with Ugandans buying fuel, fertilizer, and maize seeds from Kenya and Kenyans buying bananas, sugar, electric power and rental accommodation from Uganda.[4][5]

Updating to bitumen surface

The governments of Kenya and Uganda though the Kenya National Highways Authority and the Uganda National Roads Authority are seeking funds from the African Development Bank to improve the road along with the Kapchorwa–Suam Road on the Ugandan side, to grade II bituminous surface with shoulders and culverts. Some parts of this road are already tarmacked. However a new bypass around the town of Eldoret is part of the planned upgrade. The contract distance on this road is 76 kilometres (47 mi).[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bwayo, Philip (17 October 2014). "Kenya, Uganda in joint road tarmacking project". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Wamalwa, Nicholas (19 June 2015). "Trans Nzoia to build dual carriage road". The Star (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (27 March 2016). "Distance between Suam Border Control (Kenya), Trans Nzoia, Kenya and Eldoret, Uasin Gishu, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 Murumba, Stellar (30 December 2015). "Kenya, Uganda seek transport corridor funds with eye on trade". The EastAfrican. Kampala. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 AfDB (22 December 2015). "Multinational: Uganda/Kenya: Kapchorwa–Suam–Endebess–Kitale–Eldoret Bypass Roads: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)" (PDF). Abidjan: African Development Bank (AfDB). Retrieved 27 March 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 01°04′27″N 34°51′23″E / 1.07417°N 34.85639°E / 1.07417; 34.85639

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