Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road Explained

Country:UGA
Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road
Length Mi:104
History:Designated in 2015
Completion in 2019
Direction A:Northeast
Terminus A:Acholibur
Junction:Gulu
Nwoya
Anaka
Direction B:Southwest
Terminus B:Olwiyo

The Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Acholibur to the city of Gulu and the town of Olwiyo.

Location

The road starts at Acholibur, a small town on the KitgumLira road, approximately 19km (12miles) south of Kitgum.[1] The road continues in a southwesterly direction to Gulu (2014 population: 152,276), the most populous city in the Northern Region.[2] The road then continues through Nwoya and Anaka to end at Olwiyo in Nwoya District, a distance of about 150km (90miles).[3] The road connects the districts of Kitgum, Pader, Gulu, and Nwoya. The coordinates of the road near Gulu are 2°48'24.0"N, 32°19'29.0"E (Latitude:2.806667; Longitude:32.324722).

Upgrading to bitumen

In 2009, the Ugandan government commissioned a feasibility study and detailed engineering design for this road and the Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road, both in northern Uganda. The reports became available in 2013.[4] On 21 February 2015, the upgrade from unsealed gravel surface to class II bitumen surface was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni. The work on the 73km (45miles) from Acholibur to Unyama is assigned to China Railway No.5 Engineering Group. The 70km (40miles) road section from Unyama to Olwiyo was upgraded by Jiangxi Zhongmei Engineering Construction Company Limited. Work was expected to last three years.[5] The road project is fully funded by the Ugandan government.[6]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 July 2015 . 16 July 2015 . Road Distance Between Kitgum And Acholibur With Map . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  2. Web site: 16 July 2015 . 27 August 2014 . The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants . UBOS . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).
  3. Web site: Map Showing Olwiyo And Acholibur With Interactive Route Marker . 16 July 2015 . 16 July 2015 . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  4. Web site: 16 July 2015 . April 2013 . Feasibility Study, Detailed Engineering Design, Tender Assistance And Project Management for The Upgrading to Bituminous Standards of Lot A: (i) Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Kitgum-Musingo (350 km) And (ii) Olwiyo-Gulu-Kitgum (167 km) . AICPI . Aicprogetti.it (AICPI).
  5. Web site: Museveni launches road works . 15 July 2015 . 23 February 2015 . Dan Michael. Komakech . . Kampala.
  6. Web site: 15 July 2015 . Solicitor General clears contracts for 450Km of roads . August 2014 . Rwothungeyo . Billy . . Kampala . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716161045/http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=657040&CatID=3 . 16 July 2015 . dead . dmy-all .