A section of Waiyaki Way is set to be closed for seven months to pave way for the ongoing construction of the Nairobi Expressway to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Director General Peter Mundinia confirmed the report and said that traffic movement will be interfered with from Goodman Tower to Sanlam Tower, a stretch of 500 metres.
The section will be closed from September 26, 2020 to April 1, 2021. Mr. Peter Mundinia noted that normal traffic flow on Mombasa Road and Uhuru Highway will also be interfered with during that period. All vehicles from the city center to James Gichuru will turn left into the service road before St Mark’s Church footbridge and rejoin Waiyaki Way after Mvuli road. The agency will also pull down the St Mark’s footbridge along Waiyaki Way.
“Pedestrians are advised to use designated pedestrian crossing in front of Park Inn Hotel,” explained the KeNHA director-general.
Nairobi Expressway
The Sh59bn Nairobi Expressway from Mlolongo will connects the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the city centre and terminate at James Gichuru Road in Westlands. Its design entails a four lane and six-lane dual carriageway within the existing median of Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway, and Waiyaki Way as well as 10 interchanges.
The section between the Eastern and Southern bypasses will be a six-lane dual carriageway while the section from to the Eastern Bypass and that from the Southern Bypass to James Gichuru will be a four-lane dual carriageway.
The elevated highway will begin near Ole Sereni Hotel and run through the CBD along the Uhuru highway up to the James Gichuru junction. Haile Selassie Road, Kenyatta Avenue, and University Way will be below the elevated road.
Upon completion, more than 25,000 motorists are expected to use the Expressway daily at a fee of Sh300 per day. Payments will be done at exit points of the major roads where both manual and electronic toll stations will be erected.
