Mombasa–Garissa Road
Road in Kenya
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The Mombasa–Garissa Road, also B8 Road (Kenya) is a major highway in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community.[citation needed] The road connects the port city of Mombasa to the inland city of Garissa. This road is composed of the Mombasa–Malindi Road and the Malindi–Garissa Road.
| B8 Road | |
|---|---|
| Mombasa–Malindi–Garissa Road | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 288 mi (463 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| Beltway around Kilifi Malindi Garsen Bura | |
| South end | Mombasa |
| North end | Garissa |
| Location | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Counties | Mombasa County, Kilifi County, Tana River County, Garissa County |
| Highway system | |
Location
The road starts in the city of Mombasa and takes a general northerly direction through Kilifi, Malindi, Garsen and Bura, to end at Garissa, a distance of approximately 463 kilometres (288 mi).[1] The coordinates of this road west of the town of Garsen, Tana River County, are: 02°16'13.0"S, 40°04'24.0"E (Latitude:-2.270284; Longitude:40.073323).[2]
Overview
The road employs a single-carriageway system that is subject to the country's national speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). In 2006, the Kenyan Government budgeted KSh.2 billion/= (almost £16 million stg. in 2008) to resurface the 116 kilometres (72 mi) section between Mombasa and Malindi, through Kilifi.[3][4]
The Garsen to Garissa section of this road, measuring about 241 kilometres (150 mi),[5] remains in poor condition, marked by potholes and a dusty surface.[6]
Major road connections
In Mombasa, the Mombasa–Garissa Road connects to two other major roads: (a) the Nairobi–Mombasa Road (A109) and (b) the Malindi–Bagamoyo Highway (A14), north-eastern Tanzania.[7] In Garissa, this road meets the Thika–Liboi Road, connecting Thika, in Kiambu County to Liboi in Garissa County, at the border with Somalia.[7]