No Entry for Upcountry Buses into City Centre!

Public transport vehicles plying up-country routes will be barred from the Central Business District (CBD) in yet another city decongestion plan.

Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has given a committee headed by County Transport Executive Mohamed Abdullahi 30 days to come up with a relocation plan for bus termini located within the CBD.

“We will need to sit with all of them
(upcountry operators) within the 30 days to come up with a viable relocation plan,” Mr Abdullahi said.

The buses will have to relocate to alternative sites outside the city with Mr Abdullahi saying that within the period they will be looking at potential termination points.

The plan to bar upcountry PSVs from entering the CBD was introduced in 2009 by the City Hall but flopped after it was strongly resisted by the operators.

There are three main roads through which upcountry traffic gets to the CBD—Waiyaki Way, Mombasa Road and Thika Road— meaning that the county government will have to come up with at least three major termini.

Source: Nairobi News

Senator Mike Sonko to Lead Nairobians in Removing Roundabout Barriers

Nairobi, Kenya: Nairobi senator Mike Mbuvi Sonko now wants the closure of several roundabouts in the city rescinded.
Sonko has warned that unless the county government reviews the new traffic routes, he will mobilise city residents to remove the barriers erected on the affected roads.

The senator, accuses Governor Evans Kidero and ministry of infrastructure and roads of the national government for hurriedly implementing the changes without involving the public in accordance to the law.

"These changes have worsened the traffic situation in Nairobi and I am calling on the governor and the ministry to rescind the closure of the roundabouts, " he said.

Sonko says Nairobi traffic mess can not be addressed on short term basis and instead wants overpasses built in place of roundabouts. "If they don't open the roads affected, we will mobilise residents and they will wake up one day and find traffic flowing freely," the senator cautioned.

Sonko says that just like many motorists, he has also been hit with the traffic jam staying in traffic for over three hours on a road he normally spend less that 30 minutes.

Source: Standard Media

Bunyala, Nyayo Stadium and Westlands roundabout closed,

The Nairobi County government gas over the Easter weekend proceeded to implement a proposal aimed at reducing traffic jam in the city. The weekend saw several roundabouts barricaded and right turn blocked. This has been replaced by signalled intersections. Read More...

We take a wait and see approach to see the effectiveness of the move.

Nairobi County Government 0.5 Billion Budget on Cycle Lanes.

Nairobi county will be spending half a billion shillings in the construction of 91km of dedicated bicycle lanes in Nairobi. This is aimed at encouraging uptake of Non-motorised transport in the city. Read more....

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