Operations along the Thika Super Highway will continue to be affected in few weeks onwards.
This is attributed to the marking of specific lanes on the highway which started Friday morning. Matatu operators, however, said are patient to wait until the end of the exercise.
Speaking to Matatu operators in Nairobi on Friday, they welcomed the move by the government to mark the lanes saying that
According to Robert Irungu, Matatu operators are expected to reap big from the move by the government to have their own lanes along the Thika Road Highway.
“We are going to have a lot of benefits as PSV dealers. We expect to have more profits as we will move to and from our destinations faster than before. On the other hand, our passengers will also reach their destinations on time,” said Irungu.
John Ngaruiya, who is a driver plying Nairobi-Nyeri said that transport will be faster and less tiresome for both the drivers and passengers.
“Sometimes it might take us 2 to 3 hours before we reach Nyeri which of course is a distance which should take close to one and a half hours,” said Ngaruiya.
George Otieno who lives in Githurai 45 said that the move will not only ease movement along the busy highway but also reduce the level of accidents along the Thika Super Highway.
According to the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Transport, James Macharia, when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Transport yesterday, the Super Highway will have designated lanes for Public Service Vehicles.
Macharia said that the government will either consider the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) or Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS). The move is expected to ease traffic jam on the road.