Speed guns to shoot down speeding on Nairobi Expressway
Speed guns have now been installed on the 27-kilometer-long Nairobi Expressway to check over speeding and rogue drivers as part of the measures to curb overspending.
The operator of the expressway, Moja Expressway Company Limited, said in a notice on Tuesday that the guns placed at various points along the 27-kilometer dual carriageway will be operated by the police and urged motorists to observe the set speed limits.
“We have installed speed guns along various points of the Nairobi Expressway, which are operated by traffic police,” the company statement said.
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“Kindly adhere to the prescribed speed limit of 80 km/hr.”
In July, the government promised to install speed cameras on the road with the speed limit set at 80kph.
The government said offenders would be fined Sh100,00 to enhance safety at the expressway.
Rumble strips have since been installed to warn drivers to slow down as they approach the toll gates.
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The development follows increased traffic accidents and incidents involving commercial passenger vehicles along the expressway.
PSVs have since been banned from using the expressway.
The expressway is the first major project in the country to be carried out through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model and was officially opened by former President Uhuru Kenyatta on July 31.
The road runs from Mlolongo through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Nairobi Central Business District to the Westlands area along Waiyaki Way.
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The Sh89 billion highway has 11 interchanges at Mlolongo, Standard Gauge Railway, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Eastern Bypass, Southern Bypass, Capital Centre, Haile Selassie Avenue, Museum Hill, Westlands, and James Gichuru Road.
Moja Expressway, a subsidiary of the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) responsible for designing, financing, and building the highway, will maintain and operate the road for 27 years to recoup its investment through toll fees.
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