As Nairobi continues to deal with the never ending traffic jams, it may interest you to know that our northern neighbours Ethiopia have just completed a light railway service in Addis Ababa.
Built by the Chinese, the modern transport system will be officially opened next month. It consists of 41 trams with a maximum speed of 70km/hr. They will reportedly have a maximum capacity of 60,000 passengers per hour.
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It is interesting to note that the entire project cost only KSh 42 billion. That’s almost what Thika Superhighway cost us to build.
You can be sure that if a similar project was implemented in Nairobi, 42 billion would be spent on Chicken, feasibility studies and newspaper adverts.
Here are some photos from Addis Ababa.
-nairobiwire.com
