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Thika Road Expansion was a Mistake
Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/15/2010 Posts: 454 Location: Nairobi
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Lets give credit where its due. it was painful ordeal to use this road 4 years ago. Lets the residents & user enjoy it. ....He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion..
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 3/26/2012 Posts: 1,182
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chiaroscuro wrote:jaggernaut wrote:Thika road expansion was not a mistake. It now takes just 20min or less to get from Nairobi to Thika. Huge savings in time and fuel. Utakufa haraka!! 40km in 20min means you were averaging 120km/h. In other words, there were places you were doing 180km/h and others 80km/h. My experience is that it takes a matatu one hour from Tusker [Nairobi] to the Total (Jogoo) bus stop in Thika town. @chiaroscuro. Is driving fast tantamount to dying early? I have seen slow drivers trying commit suicide on our highways changing lanes like they are on a wheat farm.Better be fast than reckless. Stop hating on fast drivers. Just to quench my curiosity,what's your ideal highway speed?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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Morning traffic jam getting worse every week. By 2017 it will be as bad as it was.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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Lolest! wrote:Morning traffic jam getting worse every week. By 2017 it will be as bad as it was. Thats why tolls and high parking fees will be introduced "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/5/2010 Posts: 131 Location: kenya
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Lolest! wrote:Morning traffic jam getting worse every week. By 2017 it will be as bad as it was. Was also on that jam this morning. The bottleneck is at Muthaiga where the service road from Kiambu and the one from Thika meet.these two service roads are four lanes and are forced to feed onto a two lane road. Design problem I believe.
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/22/2007 Posts: 96 Location: Agra, India
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Traffic jam starts from Allsops GSU the problem i believe is people have moved from other estates and moved to Areas adjacent the Highway evident as rent has also gone up.Solution is Railway line and expansion of other roads especially outering, Mombasa Road and Langata..So that people can stay where they are. It's easy for investors to get emotional and prejudiced when trading, but computers don't
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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Lolest! wrote:Morning traffic jam getting worse every week. By 2017 it will be as bad as it was. at the rate it is happening by the end of the year it will be just as bad as it was, as of now kimabu road has gone back to the traffic jam pre thika super highway
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/23/2009 Posts: 1,626
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If it is this bad with the expansion,how much worse would it have been without it? Uncertainty is certain.Let go
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/5/2010 Posts: 2,061 Location: Nairobi
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ChessMaster wrote:If it is this bad with the expansion,how much worse would it have been without it? There is a bigger picture here. The expansion eased traffic on Thika Road, suddenly making that side of town attractive for residence. Hordes of people moved across, easing congestion in other parts of Nairobi, lowering rents even (or ensuring they held as opposed to the steady march upwards previously - where I live there are 5 vacant apartments with no eager takers). This is what many pundits are unable to see. A few expansions like these on all major arteries into and from Nairobi and things will be swell, but it will take time, planning and money
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Rank: Member Joined: 10/26/2008 Posts: 380
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Bottleneck is at Pangani.
The entry from the service lane into the highway should not be there. Now we have 5 lanes moving into 3 lanes, what do you expect.. major traffic issue.
In my opinion:
1. the guys from Kiambu road going to town and forest road should use the underpass at the utalii area, then join the highway at some point.
2. Current entry to the highway should be made into an exit so that guys from thika road can go to pangani/kariokor.
3. Current exit/entry from highway to/from park road should be made into an entry only.. Build an exit point some 100m away from that junction so that guys can use Desai road instead of park road.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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quicksand wrote:ChessMaster wrote:If it is this bad with the expansion,how much worse would it have been without it? There is a bigger picture here. The expansion eased traffic on Thika Road, suddenly making that side of town attractive for residence. Hordes of people moved across, easing congestion in other parts of Nairobi, lowering rents even (or ensuring they held as opposed to the steady march upwards previously - where I live there are 5 vacant apartments with no eager takers). This is what many pundits are unable to see. A few expansions like these on all major arteries into and from Nairobi and things will be swell, but it will take time, planning and money ...I agree with you @quicksand let other areas also be opened up so that the pressure isnt on only one side of the city,atleast they are doing the bomas,karen,langata road junction that will definetly help a bit when its over come May...now imagine if we dint have the age limit rule for rides in this country,traffic would have been HELL...@mukiha who originated this thread 3years back was right after all possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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Remember the old days before the superhighway? And you are still complaining?  
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 3/26/2012 Posts: 1,182
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When Jews were brought from Egypt and they'd no water in the wilderness,they started complaining to Moses saying following him was a mistake.
Binadamu hana shukrani kamwe!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 3/31/2008 Posts: 761 Location: Nairobi
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mkeiyd wrote:When Jews were brought from Egypt and they'd no water in the wilderness,they started complaining to Moses saying following him was a mistake.
Binadamu hana shukrani kamwe! Yep. I am a user of this road and I tel you that the kidogo jama we are experiencing at the moment cannot remotely compare to pre China Thika road. Of course the last few days have been crazy expecially when they were doing the foot bridge at Pangani. When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty
of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 3/25/2010 Posts: 939 Location: Nai
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Those who use thika road should never complain. You should try Mombasa Road jam stretches all the way to Mlolongo Lang'ata road is even worse. Be grateful what
you are experiencing is normal!
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Rank: Chief Joined: 8/24/2009 Posts: 5,909 Location: Nairobi
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What are the future plans for expansion of Thika road? I think it will soon be bumper to bumper...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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nostoppingthis wrote:What are the future plans for expansion of Thika road? I think it will soon be bumper to bumper... Relocate factors attracting wadhii from Nairobi to satellite townships. Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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mgeman wrote:Lolest! wrote:Morning traffic jam getting worse every week. By 2017 it will be as bad as it was. Was also on that jam this morning. The bottleneck is at Muthaiga where the service road from Kiambu and the one from Thika meet.these two service roads are four lanes and are forced to feed onto a two lane road. Design problem I believe. This is actually 6 lanes feeding into 2 lanes. You forgot the lane from Muthaiga through the overpass.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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Every year, we get hundreds of graduates into the job market. In 2 years time, maybe 20% of them can afford to buy a car through bank and employer credit facilities. This not factoring in those from the informal sector who havent gone through lengthy years in school. We need to make public transport more attractive.
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