Nairobi Expressway has introduced design changes aimed at reducing traffic on the elevated highway and enhancing service delivery.
In a statement shared by Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Wednesday, December 20, the Nairobi Expressway is at an advanced stage of introducing an exit at Central Business District (CBD).
The exit will be situated at the Green Park Terminus opposite the Railway Club. The exit will have five toll lanes.
"Today, I inspected the ongoing work on a new Nairobi Expressway Exit Plaza at Greenpark that will have five toll lanes. The project, expected to be completed in mid-January, will help reduce traffic congestion and improve vehicle flow in the city," Murkomen stated.
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Other than the exit in Nairobi CBD, a number of design changes are expected to be introduced at the Museum Hill Exit.
Museum Hill exit has also encountered traffic forcing motorists to spend a significant amount of time there before leaving.
However, in the new design, the Nairobi Expressway will add two lanes at the exit to reduce traffic.
"There are also plans to add two more lanes, from the current three, at the Museum Hill Exit. The Nairobi Expressway is a shining monument to what Private-Public Partnerships can do," Murkomen stated.
"The Expressway has reduced travel time from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi from two hours to 20 minutes at no cost to taxpayers," he added.
All the changes are expected to be completed next year. According to Murkomen, the newly introduced tolls will create more employment opportunities for Kenyans.
Following the success of the Nairobi Expressway project, Murkomen revealed that the government was keen to employ a similar strategy in building the Rironi-Mau Summit road expected to begin in the next year.
"A long-term plan to develop roads across the country are underway, some of these roads are; the Nairobi-Mombasa highway and Athi River-Namanga highways, Kisumu-Isibania and Kiambu Road," Murkomen insisted.
