Africa-Press – Kenya. Operations on the Nairobi Expressway were disrupted on Friday following a self–involved vehicle accident.
Embakasi subcounty police commander Makau Masai said a motorist lost control of his vehicle damaging the expressway during the incident that occurred on the Expressway near Nation Centre at around 9.30 pm.
Masai said the driver only identified as Mutuku didn’t sustain any injuries.
He said the incident was reported to Embakasi police station as a non-injury road traffic accident along Expressway causing damage.
“At around 21.30 hours near Nation Centre, Mutuku was driving a Subaru Impreza from Nairobi CBD direction towards Mlolongo when he lost control and veered off the road damaging four guardrails and one anti-collision steel pipe,” Masai said.
He spoke to the Star on the phone on Saturday.
He said the vehicle was towed to Embakasi police station for inspection.
Several road accidents have been witnessed on the expressway even as the government puts stringent measures on motorists who damage the infrastructure.
Moja Expressway, the company managing the Nairobi Expressway, had earlier released a list of fines that motorists could potentially face if they break rules on the highway.
The 27-kilometre Nairobi Expressway begins at Mlolongo, connects Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the CBD, and then terminates at James Gichuru in Westlands.
The list of fines for motorists on the Nairobi Expressway is as follows;
Damage to the cantilever variable information board Sh8.8 million.
Damage to the ticket issuing machine Sh1.9 million, vehicle type scanner Sh2.4 million, toll booth between Sh1.32 million and 1.8 million, the camera in the toll collection plaza Sh600,000 and streetlight between Sh143,000 and Sh262,000, depending on the type of light.
Hoisting fees and towing fees for stalled cars on the highway will be as follows:
Class 3 vehicle (hoisting fee is Sh32,000, towing fee is between Sh4,000 and Sh12,000), Class 4 vehicles (hoisting fee is Sh40,000 and towing fee between Sh 6,000 and Sh17,000), Class 5 vehicles (hoisting fee Sh50,000 and towing fee between Sh10,500 and Sh23,000).
Class 6 vehicles (hoisting fee between Sh70,000 and 140,000), towing fee between Sh20,000 and 40,000 and graffiti fine Sh2,362.
Others are damage to the concrete pavement Sh6,592, scratches on the pavement Sh2,362, damage to guardrails Sh45,348, damage to signboards between Sh34,547-81,120 and damage to culverts Sh 45,365.
Parking fees for vehicles involved in an accident will cost up to Sh900 depending on the type of the car and hours spent on the highway.
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