American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 2024, 14, 992-1011 https://www.scirp.org/journal/ajibm ISSN Online: 2164-5175 ISSN Print: 2164-5167 DOI: 10.4236/ajibm.2024.147051 Jul. 31, 2024 992 American Journal of Industrial and Business Management Impact of Road Transportation Network Infrastructure on Regional Development in Kenya Alfred Eshitera, Lawrence Esho, Casty Gatakaa Njoroge Department of Spatial Planning and Design, Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya Abstract In this study we review literature related to impacts of road transport infra- structure on regional development. We identify the indicators used to meas- ure regional development from existing literature and further correlate it with road network concentration. Spatial metrics have been used to assess the cor- relation of road infrastructure network and regional development indicators which is further informed with economic models, spatial location theories and the Tobler’s first law of geography. From the study, there is a positive correlation between regional development and road transport infrastructure indicators with an R 2 of 0.35. The selected indicators are County Domestic Product (CDP) and Kernel Density (KD) has been used to assess the cluster- ing of road network in various regions hence generating a heat map. Moran’s I has been used to calculate the likelihood of spillover effect of the road transport infrastructure network. Central Kenya has been identified to have high concentration of network and has possible spillover effect when it comes to development. This study contributes to regional science theory by applying integrated approach where both econometric and locational models have been used to understand Kenya road transport network and its implication to regional development patterns. Keywords Road Transport Infrastructure, Regional Development Indicators, Spatial Metrics 1. Introduction Transportation is regarded as the main driver of civilization. It takes the power How to cite this paper: Eshitera, A., Esho, L., & Njoroge, G. C. (2024). Impact of Road Transportation Network Infrastructure on Regional Development in Kenya. American Journal of Industrial and Business Man- agement, 14, 992-1011. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajibm.2024.147051 Received: June 5, 2024 Accepted: July 28, 2024 Published: July 31, 2024 Copyright © 2024 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access