Motorists interested in using the Nairobi expressway will part with Sh1,000 inclusive of Valued Added Tax (VAT).
They will need to register with Moja Expressway, the company in charge of the road, for the next 27 years.
Moja Expressway is a subsidiary of China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and will be collecting tolls to recoup the money spent on building the expressway.
The company noted that motorists would need to have their Logbook and National Identity cards to register to use the road.
Once registered, the drivers shall use a unique toll card issued at the service centre located at the Nairobi Expressway Plaza on Mombasa Road.
“Yes, we are currently only registering the people who we have worked with, but we are not yet open to the public.
These are the people who will get the priority to test the highway,” said Jeanne May Ongiyo, the public relations manager.
Apart from matters of safety, the use of the logbook will ensure that the details of the car match with the On-Board Unit (OBU).
“Once the OBU is installed, it cannot be transferred to another vehicle, hence the need for the logbook while registering,” said Ongiyo.
The dual carriageway has eleven interchanges at Mlolongo, Standard Gauge Railway, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Eastern Bypass, Southern Bypass, Capital Centre, Haile Selassie Avenue, Museum Hill, Westlands, and James Gichuru Road.
Those using the Nairobi Expressway are to move at a speed of 80km/h once. At the same time, U-turns and reversals are not allowed.
It is unlawful for the lovers of graffiti to use graffiti or scribbling on the highway. Billboards will only be allowed authorisation.