Nairobi County Bus Rapid Transit System | Kshs 1bn

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ernestombayo7

Discussion Starter · Mar 29, 2014 (Edited)

Owner : Nairobi County Government

Financier: CDI Global Netherlands

Cost: 1 Billion Kshs (Initially)

Number Of Buses: 200 (initially) to be increased to 378 by (2015) then to 2000 buses.

Start Date: July 2014

Initial Routes To Be Covered:

The bus rapid transit system will start with three transport corridors; Athi River town to Kikuyu town, Thika to the central business district (CBD) and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the CBD.

Special bus tracks will be built from Airport Road junction to Machakos and another one to Kikuyu through Waiyaki Way.

Two more bus routes will terminate at Bomas and Ruaka towns through Langata and Limuru roads respectively.

Projected Fixed Fare:- 35Kshs

Other details
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The Buses will be owned by the Nairobi County government, but the services will be contracted out to a private company through public tendering.

NB: The complete details of the project are not yet available and so we have to wait until an official statement is made by the county.The details here have been cobbled up from various sources attached below.

Sources
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1.http://www.kenyaengineer.co.ke/inde...-in-nairobi-citizens-urged-to-cooperate-kenha
2.https://www.facebook.com/EvansKidero/posts/457628024333174
3.http://www.expogr.com/business_news/Development_opportunities_Nairobi.html
4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX0DgmV1qb8 ( Recent interview with Nairobi Transport minister starting from 10:00 mins)
5.http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/...rail-/-/539546/1423074/-/108qjbb/-/index.html
6.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5unigEjXD50

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primezz

· #2 · Mar 29, 2014

awesome!
but am hoping it is a temporary measure as they push on with the lrt.

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brian the real story

· #3 · Mar 29, 2014

:banana:very nice thank you for that notification...but it would be better off still for a light railwy system but that still a step to curb traffic menace in the city..

ernestombayo7

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 29, 2014

I was initially skeptical about the ability of the BRT to eliminate the traffic congestion in Nairobi, but after reading the Mass Transit System plan developed by the county, i realised that the BRT is just one of the pieces of the puzzle.This combined with a Light Railway System, a Monorail, and the Commuter Rail, will go along way in easing the traffic problem.

Secondly, this could be what will sound a death knell to the Matatu menace.At 30 kshs fare, dedicated lanes and efficient service, these buses will become very popular fast.

I just hope that the infrastructure for these buses will be speedily put up.

PS: I really hope that Ngong Road will be added to the routes for that BRT system.

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The Drinker

· #5 · Mar 29, 2014

oh no! not a monorail. I hope that is dropped. But BRT and Light rail can hopefully smash the matatu stranglehold

CaspertheDj

· #6 · Mar 29, 2014

A good first step. With an eventual fleet of about 2,000 buses, the county should also look at introducing environment-friendly fuels. Most public transport in India uses CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and it cheaper that traditional petrol/diesel. We need to think light years ahead...

Swahili

· #7 · Mar 29, 2014

Hii ni habari njema

Although people will use it for whatever reason

Hebu matumaini kwa bora

Kenyan_yungin

· #8 · Mar 29, 2014

Great news, on this one kidero gets +

Jim856796

· #9 · Mar 29, 2014

Will all of Nairobi's planned BRT routes have segregated lanes for the buses themselves?

Swahili

· #10 · Mar 29, 2014

Yup...but people disobey the law

ernestombayo7

Discussion Starter · #11 · Mar 30, 2014

Jim856796 said:
Will all of Nairobi's planned BRT routes have segregated lanes for the buses themselves?

The lanes will not be separated.I guess what will happen is the County will start marking dedicated bus lanes as " bus only".This maybe done on roads which have sufficient number of lanes for other motorists to use.I'm thinking For example Mombasa Road's outer lane will be a dedicated bus only lane all the way to westlands roundabout and beyond.The same goes for thika road.The big question is Ofcourse how the county plans to keep matatus and other motorists out of these lanes.Probably heavy policing will be done.CCTV maybe used to monitor compliance.

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Adm.Adama

· #12 · Mar 30, 2014

So will it only be county buses using the BRT or it will be all buses and PSV's???

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brian the real story

· #13 · Mar 30, 2014

Adm.Adama said:
So will it only be county buses using the BRT or it will be all buses and PSV's???

i think it will be buses and the ones who worked in the matatau sector would be trained on how to use the buses the only psv are the taxi which to me is very ok cause i have a very big feud with the matatu guys the have scratched my car more than two occassions and when they knock me they run away..i hate them with all my strength..but it is a good project but not the best..light railway system is the way to go for Nairobi peeps and i hope it really commences on June 2014..i dont to hear sijui oooh tendering mbaya.....oooh no money oooooooh opposition from matatu sector....oooh politics..it should have been done by yesterday i dont to see it now postponed to 2016 or something...it a high time we do projects in time.

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Kenguy

· #14 · Mar 30, 2014

ernestombayo7 said:
The lanes will not be separated.I guess what will happen is the County will start marking dedicated bus lanes as " bus only".This maybe done on roads which have sufficient number of lanes for other motorists to use.I'm thinking For example Mombasa Road's outer lane will be a dedicated bus only lane all the way to westlands roundabout and beyond.The same goes for thika road.The big question is Ofcourse how the county plans to keep matatus and other motorists out of these lanes.Probably heavy policing will be done.CCTV maybe used to monitor compliance.

My thoughts exactly. Though its not going to be sustainable.

Melancholy

· #15 · Mar 30, 2014

Long before I knew what BRT are, there was a proposal to build interchanges in ruiru, kikuyu, mlolongo where matatus from counties would terminate their journey. From these terminals high capacity vehicles would take people in the city. An interchange maybe at muthurwa so we do not have buses parked in the street as they wait their turn will do. P

I know the info about this new project are still sketchy, but I sincerely hope they do not implement a cosmetic BRT. As we have seen with garbage collection trucks Kidero is the kind that like to cut corners! In the immediate term low capacity vehicles should be banished from city centre.

sweetmama

· #16 · Mar 31, 2014

The good news just keeps coming! If the outcome of the BRT puts matatus out of business, it would be a big accomplishment. Now if only it could get done (watch the matatu guys take to the streets!)

zndetei

· #17 · Mar 31, 2014

Isn't 1 billion shillings inadequate for this project?

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brian the real story

· #18 · Mar 31, 2014

thats what i thought off...there is no real full statement about the project

Kenguy

· #19 · Apr 9, 2014

Now for the bus lane demarcation. Buses look better than the battered Isuzus used in Citi hoppa/KBS fleets.

Adm.Adama

· #20 · Apr 9, 2014

I hope VDL wins the tender.

But i see Foton winning it.... btw why did the interior look so bland it doesn't even say public transport unless the bus in question will be going to a school or government ministry.

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