Nairobi Expressway CBD Exit To Open In January 2024, Murkomen

• Murkomen announced that the CBD Nairobi Expressway exit will be completed in January and is expected to reduce traffic in the town centre
• Murkomen noted that the expressway has significantly reduced travel time from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi, cutting it down from two hours to a mere 20 minutes
• He also noted that 200,000 subscribers have enrolled for the E-Ticketing system in 19 months and the road has carried 26 million vehicles, proving that there was indeed demand for it

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Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced that the Nairobi Expressway exit into the Central Business District (CBD) will be completed by mid-January.

Murkomen made this declaration during an inspection of the ongoing construction of the new Nairobi Expressway Exit Plaza at Greenpark.

"Today, I inspected the ongoing work on a new Nairobi Expressway Exit Plaza at Greenpark that will have five toll lanes," Murkomen tweeted on X.

The project, expected to be completed in mid-January, will help reduce traffic congestion and improve vehicle flow in the city," he added.

The exit will diverge in two directions, one leading to Processional Way into Haile Selassie Avenue and the other toward the Kenyatta Avenue roundabout.

Murkomen highlighted plans to expand the Museum Hill Exit by adding two more lanes to the existing three.

Impact of the expressway

Murkomen emphasised the positive impact of the Nairobi Expressway as a testament to the success of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), noting that the expressway has significantly reduced travel time from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi, cutting it down from two hours to a mere 20 minutes, and all without imposing any costs on taxpayers.

The CS further noted that the Expressway had created both temporary jobs during construction and permanent jobs for Kenyans operating the tolls.

"It has also become a major job creator, employing 6,000 Kenyans during its construction and now offering 500 permanent jobs. Some 200,000 subscribers have enrolled for the E-Ticketing system in 19 months, and the road has carried 26 million vehicles, proving that there was indeed demand for it," noted Murkomen.

Construction of Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway

In other related news, The National Treasury has revealed that the proposed Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway, spanning 473 kilometres, has obtained initial approval for construction through a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

The expressway between Kenya's two largest cities is expected to ease traffic congestion, facilitating the movement of goods and services.

"The construction of the project will likely take five years to complete and work will commence upon completion of studies, designs, negotiation and closure of all financing agreements," said the American firm Betchel, one of the interestend constructors.