Kili Marathon organizers announce roads to be closed on Sunday

21Feb 2023
Correspondent
Moshi
Sport
The Guardian
Kili Marathon organizers announce roads to be closed on Sunday

WITH less than one week left to this year's edition of the prestigious Kilimanjaro Premium Lager International Marathon, the showdown's organizers have announced details about road closures and other logistics that might slightly affect movement in Moshi on the event's day.

Kilimanjaro Premium Lager's Brand Manager, Pamela Kikuli. The brand is the main sponsor of the annual Kilimanjaro Premium Lager International Marathon, which takes place in Moshi on Sunday.

A statement issued by the organizers said this will help Moshi residents and visitors plan their travels and use alternative routes during the temporary closure to enable safe operations of the marathon.

According to the statement, Sokoine Road from KCMC corner to Kilimanjaro Road will be closed from 6 am-9.30 am.

Motorists can use alternative routes to Moshi via Shanty Town and Rau and to Mweka same routes.

Also to be closed is Kilimanjaro Road– to the corner of Kilimanjaro Road and Sokoine Road from 7.45 am-9.30 am.

This will allow runners to get to the event parking at CCP and MoCU parking via the Uru Road gate in time for all race starts and will then be closed to allow runners free access.

The organizers stated that Msoka to Mweka Road via Kibosho will also be closed both ways from 6.30 am – 8.30 am.

The statement further said there will be no parking on Sokoine Road from Kilimanjaro Road Corner, and any vehicles parked there will be towed away by Police.

The organizers disclosed in the statement: “There will be free parking at CCP- access via Kilimanjaro Road and pedestrian gate right to the start of the Tigo Kili International Half Marathon.”

There will also be free shady parking at Moshi Cooperatives University (MoCU) grounds that will be accessed via Uru Road only, which is a five-minute walk to the start of the Tigo Kili International Half Marathon and Grand Malt Fun Run and two minutes to the start of the 42km Kilimanjaro Premium Lager race.

“Police will be controlling traffic along the whole route from 6 am to 12.30 pm. Motorists are asked to drive slowly and carefully and be aware of runners,” the organizers pointed out.

They also called on trucks and buses to avoid the marathon route as the motor vehicles may be pulled over for long periods.

Meanwhile, the number and kit collection exercise gets underway in Arusha today and tomorrow from 2 pm to 7 pm at the Kibo Palace Hotel after a successful exercise in Dar es Salaam where hundreds of participants turned up at the Mlimani City Mall to collect their numbers.

This year’s sponsors include Kilimanjaro Premium Lager-42km (main sponsor), Tigo- 21km (Half Marathon), and Grand Malt– 5km Fun Run.

The marathon's water table sponsors are TPC Sugar, Simba Cement, Kilimanjaro Water, TotalEnergies, and official suppliers are Kibo Palace Hotel, CMC Automobiles, KK Security, and Keys Hotel.

Kili Marathon is organized by Kilimanjaro Marathon Company Limited and nationally coordinated by Executive Solutions Limited.

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