In an effort to reduce road accidents and promote the safety of Thika Superhighway road users, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has started installing speed limits and other road signs along the busy highway.
According to KeNHA Director General Peter Mundinia, the speed limits, will be installed from Museum Hill interchange to Thika Town and will conform to the design standards of the superhighway.
Also to be installed will be various road signs to replace previous ones which have either been vandalised or knocked down by 'reckless' motorists.
“The new signages are KeNHA’s effort to reduce accidents along the busy superhighway and to promote safety of both motorists and pedestrians,” read part of the statement released by KeNHA on Friday.
Mundinia, however, added that by installing the speed limit signs, traffic regulations for the various categories of motor vehicles like PSVs and heavy commercial vehicles will continue to apply.
“The Authority, in liaison with the security agencies has set up surveillance teams to bring this brutal disregard of the law to an end. This is as we try to safeguard the various road signages against vandalism," he added.
Thika Superhighway is among the busiest highways in Kenya which still experiences 'annoying' traffic during morning and evening rush-hours despite its over Sh14 billion massive uplift during President Mwai Kibaki's administration.