This archive report was first published on 25 October 2019.
Construction of a Bus Rapid Transit system is underway along Nairobi's Outer Ring Road, a project that will significantly improve traffic flow in the Eastlands area.
The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) is currently in talks with South Korea's Exim Bank to secure funding for the project.
According to Kura Director-General Engineer Silas Kinoti, space was reserved in the median for the BRT system, despite it not being part of the original plan for the ongoing dualling of the road.
"It had been foreseen that the route will require the BRT but available resources were inadequate," Kinoti said.
The dualling of Outer Ring Road from a single to a dual carriageway is 90 percent complete and is expected to be finished in two months, with the project valued at Sh10.12 billion.
Only three footbridges remain under construction, with four already in use, and Kinoti said they will be opened to the public on November 10.
"During the launch, the President asked for [the project's] speedy realisation. We are glad it has come to fruition," Kinoti said.
The construction of the New Wakulima Market, part of the project, is 99 percent complete, with water and power connections to be set up soon.
