South end: Kibwezi Length 317 km | North end: Usueni County Makueni County | |
Counties: Makueni County, Machakos County, Kitui County Major cities Kitui, Mwingi, Kibwezi, Mutomo, Ikanga, Usueni | ||
The Kibwezi–Kitui–Kandwia–Usueni Road, also B7 Road (Kenya) is a road in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. The road connects the town of Kibwezi in Makueni County to the community of Usueni in Kitui County.
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Location
Starting in the city of Kibwezi on the Nairobi–Mombasa Road, the road takes a general northerly direction through Mutomo, Ikanga, Kitui, and Mwingi to end at Usueni, a distance of approximately 317 kilometres (197 mi) The coordinates of this road in the town of Kiyui are 01°22'23.0"S, 38°00'42.0"E (Latitude:-1.373056; Longitude:38.011667).
Overview
This road connects the relatively remote parts of the counties of Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni to the Nairobi–Mombasa Road (A109) and the Thika–Liboi (A3) road, both major highways. These links increase access to both Nairobi and Mombasa for these remote communities.
The road, being a Class B road, is under the supervision and management of the Kenya National Highways Authority. It is being upgraded to Class II bitumen surface, with shoulders, culverts, and drainage channels.
Towns
The following seventeen towns, listed from south towards north, are located along this road: