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The newly constructed Green Park bus terminus at Nairobi's Railways Club is nearing completion with contractors putting the final touches on Monday, November 16.
The contractors are working on finishing the terminus as they install perspex sheets on the stage stands and fitting tiles on the floor.
Most of the structures are already complete with the pavements and tarmacked road inside the terminus already done.
BRT buses pictured in Nairobi.
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The terminus is among the new designated stages by the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS), as part of the Nairobi integrated urban development master plan and decongestion strategy.
The Green Park Bus terminus adopts a similar design to the Greyhound Terminus in New York, United States.
NMS Director-General Mohammed Badi back in September explained that the park will have restaurants to serve commuters after some of the businesses were demolished to pave way for its construction.
1) Green Park will serve matatus plying Ngong Road and Lang'ata Road (Kawangware, Kikuyu, Kibera, Lang'ata, Rongai, Kiserian) when fully complete.
NMS boss Badi revealed that the termini being constructed are part of a plan to decongest Nairobi's Central Business District.
"This will promote the construction of more termini to see all PSVs terminate outside the CBD to decongest the city and seat of power while ensuring affordable, accessible and functional transport solutions in Nairobi which hosts 4 million people.
"The terminus is among the newly designated termini constructed by NMS as part of the Nairobi Integrated Urban Development master plan and Decongestion Strategy under which PSVs will terminate outside the CBD," read a statement from NMS.
2) Other bus termini include Fig Tree Terminus at Ngara that will serve matatus from Waiyaki Way, Uhuru Highway, Kipande and Limuru roads.
3) A terminus at the junction of Bunyala and Workshop Road is under construction and will serve PSVs from Mombasa Road and the Muthurwa Terminus is expected to remain as is to serves PSVs from Jogoo and Lusaka roads.
4) The Muthurwa terminus is expected to remain as it serves PSVs from Jogoo and Lusaka roads.
5) Mr Badi said long distance PSVs from Mt Kenya and those from the Thika Superhighway will stop at the new Desai and Park Road termini, where they will also pick and drop passengers.
Mobility corridors
Meanwhile, the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NaMATA) has gazetted 12 mobility corridors, seven of them for core mass rapid transportation linking Limuru, Ngong Town, Kenol, Murang’a, Kiambu, Ruai, JKIA and Konza Technocity.
President Uhuru Kenyatta established NaMATA in February 2017 to cover Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado, Machakos and Murang’a counties.
Line 1 is to run from James Gichuru Road/Waiyaki Way to JKIA, a distance of 20kms.
Line 2, which is 31kms long, will run from Lang’ata Road to Ngong Road as well as Juja Road and Komarock Road to Ruiru. It will have major stops at Dandora, Kariobangi and near Gikomba Market.
Line 3 will run from Githurai through Thika Road to Moi Avenue in the CBD and terminate at Kenyatta National Hospital. Line 4 will cover 14km from T-Mall to Jogoo Road while Line 5 will cover Outering Road.
The NMS boss said that upon taking office, the city’s decongestion was one of his top priorities hence the promise to rid it of matatus by the end of the year.
Rail transport
On Tuesday, President Kenyatta launched the Commuter Rail Service, which is expected to eventually link to the Bus Rapid Transport system for efficiency.
A park-and-ride facility will see commuters heading to the city centre board buses for the final parts of their journeys.
Walkways on the busy motorways will guide placement of initial stations for the BRT network.
In July, Stecol Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding to build the long-awaited BRT system, which is expected to support the city’s rickety public commuter services and help ease traffic congestion.
The project will comprise more than 100 buses operating on dedicated lanes on the Thika Superhighway, through the Nairobi city centre to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KHN) area.
The buses will be run by private operators and regulated by NaMATA.
Each bus is expected to have a capacity of about 160 passengers who will use electronic cards for payment at the stations, that will also have Wi-Fi and coffee shops.
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- By Imran Otieno on 16 November 2020 - 1:12 pm
The Green Park bus terminus at Railways Club, Nairobi under construction.
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The newly constructed Green Park bus terminus at Nairobi's Railways Club is nearing completion with contractors putting the final touches on Monday, November 16.
The contractors are working on finishing the terminus as they install perspex sheets on the stage stands and fitting tiles on the floor.
Most of the structures are already complete with the pavements and tarmacked road inside the terminus already done.
BRT buses pictured in Nairobi.
File
The terminus is among the new designated stages by the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS), as part of the Nairobi integrated urban development master plan and decongestion strategy.
The Green Park Bus terminus adopts a similar design to the Greyhound Terminus in New York, United States.
NMS Director-General Mohammed Badi back in September explained that the park will have restaurants to serve commuters after some of the businesses were demolished to pave way for its construction.
1) Green Park will serve matatus plying Ngong Road and Lang'ata Road (Kawangware, Kikuyu, Kibera, Lang'ata, Rongai, Kiserian) when fully complete.
NMS boss Badi revealed that the termini being constructed are part of a plan to decongest Nairobi's Central Business District.
"This will promote the construction of more termini to see all PSVs terminate outside the CBD to decongest the city and seat of power while ensuring affordable, accessible and functional transport solutions in Nairobi which hosts 4 million people.
"The terminus is among the newly designated termini constructed by NMS as part of the Nairobi Integrated Urban Development master plan and Decongestion Strategy under which PSVs will terminate outside the CBD," read a statement from NMS.
2) Other bus termini include Fig Tree Terminus at Ngara that will serve matatus from Waiyaki Way, Uhuru Highway, Kipande and Limuru roads.
3) A terminus at the junction of Bunyala and Workshop Road is under construction and will serve PSVs from Mombasa Road and the Muthurwa Terminus is expected to remain as is to serves PSVs from Jogoo and Lusaka roads.
4) The Muthurwa terminus is expected to remain as it serves PSVs from Jogoo and Lusaka roads.
5) Mr Badi said long distance PSVs from Mt Kenya and those from the Thika Superhighway will stop at the new Desai and Park Road termini, where they will also pick and drop passengers.
Mobility corridors
Meanwhile, the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NaMATA) has gazetted 12 mobility corridors, seven of them for core mass rapid transportation linking Limuru, Ngong Town, Kenol, Murang’a, Kiambu, Ruai, JKIA and Konza Technocity.
President Uhuru Kenyatta established NaMATA in February 2017 to cover Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado, Machakos and Murang’a counties.
Line 1 is to run from James Gichuru Road/Waiyaki Way to JKIA, a distance of 20kms.
Line 2, which is 31kms long, will run from Lang’ata Road to Ngong Road as well as Juja Road and Komarock Road to Ruiru. It will have major stops at Dandora, Kariobangi and near Gikomba Market.
Line 3 will run from Githurai through Thika Road to Moi Avenue in the CBD and terminate at Kenyatta National Hospital. Line 4 will cover 14km from T-Mall to Jogoo Road while Line 5 will cover Outering Road.
The NMS boss said that upon taking office, the city’s decongestion was one of his top priorities hence the promise to rid it of matatus by the end of the year.
Rail transport
On Tuesday, President Kenyatta launched the Commuter Rail Service, which is expected to eventually link to the Bus Rapid Transport system for efficiency.
A park-and-ride facility will see commuters heading to the city centre board buses for the final parts of their journeys.
Walkways on the busy motorways will guide placement of initial stations for the BRT network.
In July, Stecol Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding to build the long-awaited BRT system, which is expected to support the city’s rickety public commuter services and help ease traffic congestion.
The project will comprise more than 100 buses operating on dedicated lanes on the Thika Superhighway, through the Nairobi city centre to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KHN) area.
The buses will be run by private operators and regulated by NaMATA.
Each bus is expected to have a capacity of about 160 passengers who will use electronic cards for payment at the stations, that will also have Wi-Fi and coffee shops.
Inside Newly Constructed Nairobi Matatu Terminus [VIDEO]
The Green Park bus terminus is nearing completion with contractors putting the final touches on the matatu park.
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