By 
The Nairobi Expressway is ready, after months of construction work. It is a 27.1Km road that stretches from Mlolongo, through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Nairobi’s CBD to the James Gichuru junction along Waiyaki Way.
Here is how motorists can access and use the Expressway.
How To Get And Pay For The Nairobi Expressway Toll
There are three modes of payment;
Start off your week with tech news recap and trending conversations in your inbox
- Manual Toll Collection (MTC) card
- Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) service
- Cash.
To register, you have to physically visit Nairobi Expressway Plaza Service Centre on Mombasa Road.
Manual Toll Collection (MTC) card
A manual Toll Collection (MTC) card can be loaded with toll points used to pay toll fees at Toll Stations on the expressway.
- Visit the service centre at Nairobi Expressway Plaza
- Fill in the MTC Card Subscriber Registration form
- Present the required documents ID/Passport and Logbook
- Pay a service charge of Ksh.300
- Purchase toll points and activate your MTC card
- Load toll points into your MTC card.
Here, Minimum purchase of Toll Points is Ksh.1,000 with a validity of one year.
How to apply for the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) service
ETC allows toll points to be electronically deducted through the pre-installed On-Board Unit (OBU) device offering a non-stop road service.
- Visit the service centre at Nairobi Expressway Plaza
- Fill in the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) service subscriber registration form
- Present the required documents (ID/Passport and Logbook)
- Pay a service charge of Ksh.1,000.
- Install and activate your OBU device that will be mounted on your vehicle
- Purchase toll points
- Load toll points into your OBU device
Note that the minimum purchase amount of toll points here is Ksh.2,000 and with a validity of one year.
Currently, only a limited number of people are allowed to use the road. However, motorists have been urged to make arrangements as they wait for the official launch date.
Comments