Nairobi expressway operator, Moja Expressway, announced that it had recorded an average daily traffic volume of 50,000 vehicles.
Speaking during the Moja Expressway Annual General Meeting, on Thursday, December 22, in Nairobi, Moja Expressway Company CEO Steve Zhao stated that it had become an attractive mode of transport.
“Between May when it started its trial run and Dec. 1, the total traffic volume of the expressway exceeded 7.6 million vehicles.
"With the increment in the number of vehicles in the city, we expect daily usage to reach 70,000 by mid-January 2023," he announced according to Xinhua News, a Beijing-based media outlet.
He further stated that the modern road had also recorded 100,000 users who utilized the electronic toll collection method to access the road, which is equivalent to 68 per cent of all users.
The success of the project had inspired confidence for the CRBC to seek other infrastructure projects it can undertake under the PPP model.
“In order to increase the convenience of road users, the operator of the road will introduce the use of a mobile payment platform, as a method of payment by the end of January 2023,” he noted.
Joseph Mbugua, principal secretary of the State Department of Roads acknowledged the important role which had been played by the road.
“The road has a great impact on the country's economy by decreasing road congestion in Nairobi.
"It is amazing what the road has brought to our country because it has reduced the time spent traveling between the town center and the international airport," Mbugua uttered.
He also noted that Kenya was looking forward to other partnerships with Chinese firms in the area of infrastructure development through the PPP model.
