Transport CS Murkomen officially opens Nairobi Expressway Haile Selassie exit

The Haile Selassie Exit Plaza has five lanes which are meant to help ease traffic congestion between Capital Centre and Haile Selassie Roundabout.

The new Expressway exit plaza is set to facilitate easy access to the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD), Upper Hill, and Ngong Road.

Speaking on site early Saturday morning, CS Murkomen said that the exit will also facilitate access to most government offices.

"A lot of people were saying that the value of the Expressway was being underutilized because of the exit that was far away from the CBD, Harambee Avenue which is the heart of government offices including the office of the President, DP, Parliament, Judiciary where we have Supreme Court," Murkomen said.

"The seat of government was not being served by the Expressway easily and as a result, we have fulfilled that promise today."

Following the launch of the new exit, Moja Expressway Company which is the the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and Operator of the 27.1km highway, lauded the project saying traffic volume has increased from 10,000 trips to about 65,000 trips on weekdays, showing a six-fold growth.

The company noted that it was also working to enhance customer experience and improve service level by adding two more lanes at the JKIA entrance and at the Museum Hill exits.

At JKIA, the lanes have already been completed while those at Museum Hill are awaiting completion of land acquisition negotiation with the University of Nairobi.