Motorists have been urged to avoid the Nakuru-Nairobi highway route and find alternatives following a traffic snarl-up witnessed on Saturday.
Motorists were stuck on the road for hours as travellers make their way back to the city after the festive season.
Some of the motorists who were caught up in the route blamed trucks as well lane indiscipline for the jam.
The snarl-up extended to the Naivasha town junction and Kinare – Kĩmemenda area.
Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) advised motorists on Saturday plying along the Nakuru – Nairobi Highway from Western Kenya to avoid the route.
Motorists from Nakuru headed to Nairobi have been asked to use the Ndundori – Oljororok – Njabini -Flyover.
Those from Nyanza and lower Kericho have been urged to use the Sotik – Narok – Mai Mahiu Road.
The authority has also urged motorists to avoid overlapping, use alternative routes, be patient, and to follow traffic marshalls directions.
