Motorists granted free access to Nairobi Expressway over heavy flooding on Mombasa Road

In a public notice issued Friday evening, Moja Expressway Company announced that the toll road would be open to all motorists at no charge for a two-hour window between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.

The company said the decision was prompted by the ongoing downpour that has caused flooding along A8 (Mombasa Road), one of Nairobi’s busiest transport corridors linking the city centre to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the wider Mombasa highway.

“Due to the ongoing downpour and flooding along the A8 (Mombasa Road), MOJA extends free usage of the Nairobi Expressway to all motorists from 2100 hrs to 2300 hrs,” the company said in the notice addressed to motorists.

The move is expected to ease traffic congestion and offer motorists a safer alternative route as sections of Mombasa Road continue to experience flooding.

Heavy rains that began earlier in the evening have left several roads across Nairobi partially submerged, slowing traffic and stranding vehicles in some areas. Authorities have urged motorists to exercise caution, avoid flooded sections of roads, and follow traffic advisories issued by relevant agencies.