IMPACTS OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT ON ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY: CASE STUDY NAIROBI-THIKA SUPERHIGHWAY
The subsequent improvements on the road between Pangani and Muthaiga, which is part of the
Thika superhighway, was done to address issues of poor level of service, traffic volume capacity
and safety on the road.
High rates of traffic and travel demand, both motorized and non- motorized, paired with poor
road conditions all strangled the mobility and urban access and reduced safety in the
metropolitan area, which has very high rates of road traffic accidents often involving pedestrians