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The government has identified specific roads that motorists can use to bypass toll stations on the Rironi-Mau Summit Highway, as construction on the corridor accelerates ahead of a Christmas deadline for the Rironi-Naivasha section.
Roads Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir disclosed the alternative routes during an on-site inspection, naming the Maumau 1A road through Kijabe and the Escarpment to Mai Mahiu, the Gilgil-Kanyeriri road that emerges near Nakuru, and the recently completed Ngong-Suswa road as the designated options for road users unwilling to pay tolls.
The government also confirmed that motorists residing between toll stations will be permitted to use portions of the highway and exit before the next toll plaza, without incurring a charge.
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The highway, part of the A8 corridor, will operate three toll stations along its length under a build-operate-transfer agreement with China Road and Bridge Corporation.
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The Rironi-Gilgil section alone cost approximately KSh 87 billion (USD 675 million), and the concessionaire will recover the investment through toll revenue over a 30-year concession…
