Figure 4-33 – Roads to be upgraded to provide alternative routes to C33

4.3.3.4 Project 8: Town Centre redundancy links Project Overview

Bungoma Town centre is characterized by a central axis road buttressed by a series of feeder roads. Most of these are often in very poor condition and underutilized. This lack of redundancy in the street’s network limits route choice, with most vehicle trips between different neighbourhoods being channelled to the C33 where they mix with other traffic and compete for limited road space with few options for diversion of traffic around incidents or locations of congestion. This is usually intensified around the CBD area where the lack of circumferential roads forces many peripheral trips through the centre. New links are proposed to provide alternatives routes for Town centre traffic and ease the concentration of vehicles along the C33. About 5 km of road is identified that connects the airstrip redevelopment area with the C33 at Musikoma. This link could provide an outlet for southbound traffic from the new development zone and provide northbound traffic from Musikoma, a route to bypass the city centre.

Figure 4-33 – Roads to be upgraded to provide alternative routes to C33

Source: Atkins, 2022