Transport in Kenya - Roads

Roads

According to the Kenya Roads Board, Kenya has 160,886 kilometres (99,970 mi) of roads with all but 11,189 kilometres (6,953 mi) unpaved. They are currently classified into the following categories:

Class Description Purpose Roads Paved Unpaved Total (in km)
A International Trunk Roads Link centres of international importance and cross international boundaries or terminate at international ports or airports. A1, A2, A3, A14, A23, A104, A109 2,772 816 3,588
B National Trunk Roads Link nationally important centres (e.g. Provincial headquarters). B1, B3, B8 1,489 1,156 2,645
C Primary Roads Link provincially important centres to each other or to higher class roads (e.g. District headquarters). C107, C111, C115 2,693 5,164 7,857
D Secondary Roads Link locally important centres to each other, or to more important centres or to a higher class road (e.g. divisional headquarters). 1,238 9,483 10,721
E Minor Roads Any link to a minor centre. 577 26,071 26,649
SPR Special Purpose Roads Government Roads (G)
Settlement Roads (L)
Rural Access Roads (R)
Sugar Roads (S)
Tea Roads (T)
Wheat Roads (W)		 100 10,376 10,476
U Unclassified All other public roads and streets 2,318 96,623 98,941

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