•The Sh72 billion project is a public-private partnership funded, with no debt incurred by the government.
•China Communications Construction Company, the parent firm of China Road and Bridge Corporation, is funding and building the highway.
Image: CHARLENE MALWA
The government has gazetted price charges for using the Nairobi Expressway once the project is open for public use.
According to the Gazette notice, each driver on the Nairobi Expressway will be required to pay a fee of between Sh310 and Sh100 to use the new road. The charges will depend on the distance travelled.
Transport CS James Macharia announced that the drivers will pay Sh310 from Mlolongo to James Gichuru and Sh260 from Jame Gichuru to JKIA and vice versa.
Motorists travelling from the James Gichuru and Westlands to Southern Bypass will part with Sh210.
Those travelling from Westlands to Capital Center will pay Sh160 while those from Southern Bypass and Capital Center will part with Sh100.
From SGR to Eastern Bypass will be Sh100 and Sh260 from Westlands to JKIA and vice versa.
Two-wheeled motor vehicles will not be allowed to use the expressway.
Here is the breakdown:
James Gichuru to JKIA and Eastern bypass ---260
James Gichuru to Southern bypass -----210
James Gichuru to Capital Centre and Haile Selassie Av ----160
James Gichuru to Museum Hill -----100
Westlands to JKIA ----260
Westlands to Easter Bypass ----210
Westlands to Southern Bypass and Capital Centre ----160
Westlands to Museum Hill and Haile Selassie -----100
Museum Hill to JKIA and Eastern Bypass --- 210
Museum Hill to Southern Bypass -----160
Museum Hill to Capital Centre and Haile Selassie ----100
Haile Selassie to JKIA-----210
Haile Selassie to Eastern Bypass -----160
Haile Selassie to Southern Bypass -----100
Haile Selassie to Capital Centre -----100
Haile Selassie to Museum Hill -----100
Haile Selassie to Westlands ----100
Haile Selassie to James Gichuru ---160
Image: KeNHA
Capital Centre to JKIA ----160
Capital Centre to Eastern Bypass ----160
Capital Centre to Southern Bypass ----100
Capital Centre to Museum Hill ----100
Capital Centre to Westlands ----160
Capital Centre to James Gichru ----160
Southern Bypass to JKIA -----160
Southern Bypass to Eastern Bypass -----100
Southern Bypass to Capital Centre -----100
Southern Bypass to Museum Hill -----160
Southern Bypass to Westlands -----160
Southern Bypass to James Gichuru -----210
Eastern Bypass to JKIA ----100
Eastern Bypass to Southern Bypass ----100
Eastern Bypass to Capital Centre ----160
Eastern Bypass to Museum Hill ----210
Eastern Bypass to Westlands ----210
Eastern Bypass to James Gichuru----260
JKIA to Eastern Bypass ----- 100
JKIA to Southern Bypass ----- 160
JKIA to Capital Centre ----- 160
JKIA to Museum Hill ----- 210
JKIA to Westlands ----- 260
JKIA to James Gichuru ----- 260
SGR to Eastern Bypass ----100
SGR to Southern Bypass ----160
SGR to Capital Centre ----210
SGR to Museuem Hill ----260
SGR to Capital Westlands ----260
SGR to James Gichuru ----260
Mlolongo to SGR ----100
Mlolongo to Eastern Bypass ----160
Mlolongo to Southern Bypass ----210
Mlolongo to Capital Centre ----210
Mlolongo to Museum Hill ----260
Mlolongo to Westlands ----310
Mlolongo to James Gichuru ----310
Mlolongo Main to SGR ---- 160
Mlolongo Main to Eastern Bypass ---- 160
Mlolongo Main to Southern Bypass ---- 210
Mlolongo Main to Capital Centre ---- 260
Mlolongo Main to Museum Hill ---- 310
Mlolongo Main to Westlands ---- 310
Mlolongo Main to James Gichuru ---- 310
About the new road
The Sh72 billion project is a public-private partnership funded, with no debt incurred by the government.
China Communications Construction Company, the parent firm of China Road and Bridge Corporation, is funding and building the highway.
The expressway will cut travel time from Rironi to JKIA from three hours to just 20 minutes.
On Monday evening, Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) dismissed reports that the expressway had been opened for public use.
"Contrary to speculative information circulating in some social media platforms, this is to notify the public that the Nairobi Expressway is not yet open to traffic," KeNHA tweeted.
The Authority said it will announce to the public once the project is ready for the public.
"As the contractor nears completion, and in preparation for the eventual opening of the Road to the public, there will be guided trials to test the operations of the system that has been installed," KeNHA added.