Nairobi residents will now have easy access to the Central Business District (CBD) as the government plans to re-design the expressway.
Infrastructure PS Paul Maringa told Members of Parliament that the expressway will be designed in a way that people from Westlands will now land at Nyayo House while those from the Airport will now land at Haile Selassie Avenue or Green park bus terminus.
The PS told the National Assembly Transport, Housing and public works committee that he will approve the new design this week with the works expected to end between three to six months.
“It is something that we are going to do immediately. Already I’m going to approve the new design then construction works will just start,” Prof Maringa told MPs.
The committee chairman David Pkosing said members of the public have been complaining about the current design which he pointed out does not make sense hence needs to be reviewed.
“The people of Kenya are asking questions in regards to this expressway. Why should a person who is from the Airport go all the way to the Capital Centre in Westlands, then come back to the CBD, it does not make sense at all,” Mr Pkosing said.
“As a committee we have received a lot of complaints from the public about it and the ministry should address this as a matter of urgency,” Mr Pkosing added.
He pointed out that failure to address the concerns will beat the logic of having the expressway which was to reduce congestion.
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