The Nairobi Expressway will be opened in April, Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has said. Speaking on one of his frequent tours of the 27-kilometre highway, Mr Macharia expressed confidence that the contractor would be through by February. He said the road was about 64 percent complete.
“Test runs on the road will take place in March next year as we are confident that the contractors will have completed all works by February,” he said.
The eagerly awaited road running from Mlolongo to James Gichuru intersection along Waiyaki Way has been under construction since mid last year. The contractor has been under pressure from both Government and road users to hasten the pace of construction and ease major inconveniences on commuters and businesses that have been caused by the construction works.
Macharia noted that the government had cut the time frame for the project by two years.
“We have shortened the project from four years to two years thus the reason why the contractors work 24 hours to see its completion,” he said.
The Nairobi Expressway will have 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.
