Motorists using Capital Center slip road, and the Forest road have been adviced to use other diversions as the Expressway contractor works on these sections.
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) said the major access roads will be closed from Monday, June 28 for a period of 34 days starting June 28, 2021.
“This is to pave way for construction of the Nairobi expressway along Mombasa Road. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes. Kenha apologizes for the inconvenience as it tries to provide an efficient, safe and reliable road network,” the authority said.
Closures of the two roads saw motorists avoid the Nyayo – Southern bypass stretch.
Since the construction of the expressway began, Mombasa road and Waiyaki Way have turned Nairobi into a nightmare with cars piling up for hours during rush hour.
Overlapping, breakdowns and accidents have further impaired the traffic situation in the key roads.
In April, Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said what road users are experiencing are only short-time pains.
“In the meantime, I know there are a lot of inconveniences as people are spending longer hours in traffic but the reason we are constructing the Nairobi Expressway is to solve the traffic jam that was there before. If there was no traffic congestion before there would be no justification to construct the highway,” he said.
