|
Classified Road Network
|
Road Network
|
Administering Agency |
Bitumen
|
Gravel
|
Earth
|
Total
|
%
|
|
International Trunk Roads-A
|
Kenya National Highways Authotiry |
2,886
|
717
|
152
|
3,755
|
6%
|
|
National Trunk Roads-B
|
1,433
|
842
|
524
|
2,799
|
4%
|
|
Primary Roads-C
|
2,487
|
3,209
|
1,972
|
7,668
|
12%
|
|
|
|
Secondary Roads-D
|
Kenya Rural Roads Authority |
1,167
|
6,484
|
3,565
|
11,216
|
18%
|
|
Minor Roads-E
|
751
|
7,206
|
18,592
|
26,549
|
42%
|
|
Special Purpose Roads
|
214
|
8,724
|
2,366
|
11,304
|
18%
|
|
Totals
|
8,936
|
27,182
|
27,171
|
63,291
|
100%
|
|
%
|
14%
|
43%
|
43%
|
100%
|
|
Unclassified Road Network:
|
Road Network
|
Administering Agency |
Road Type
|
KMS
|
%
|
|
Urban Road Network
|
Kenya Urban Roads Authority |
Adopted urban streets |
7,000 |
5.2% |
|
Other Unclassified Roads
|
Kenya Rural Roads Authority |
Rural roads and tracks |
110,000 |
82.2% |
|
Roads in National Parks & Reserves
Roads in National Reserves
(contracted from Local Authorities)
|
Kenya Wildlife Service |
National Parks & Reserves Roads
(contracted from Local Authorities) |
6,000
2,800
|
6.6% |
|
Forest roads
|
Forest Department |
Forest roads |
8,000 |
6.0% |
|
Total unclassified road network |
|
|
133,800 |
100% |
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MoRPW, Road Design Manual, Part 1 - Geometric Design of Rural Roads, Jan 1979
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Data to be undated on completion of the ongoing Road Inventory and Condition survey.
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Traffic Act, Cap 403, 12th Schedule
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Source: Ministry of Roads and Public Works
-
Date based on 1995 statistics, to be updated once the ongoing Road Inventory and
Condition Survey for the classified network is completed.
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