Kampala–Entebbe Road Explained

Kampala–Entebbe Road should not be confused with Entebbe–Kampala Expressway.

Country:	UGA
Kampala–Entebbe Road
Length Mi:	25
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	Kampala
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	Entebbe International Airport

The Kampala–Entebbe Road, also known as the Entebbe–Kampala Road or the Entebbe Road, is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala and Entebbe International Airport.^[1]

Location

The road starts on Kampala Road, directly opposite the Kampala Road Branch of the Housing Finance Bank. It travels south through the Clock Tower neighborhood and on through Kibuye, Kajjansi, and Abayita Ababiri before ending at the airport, a distance of about 40km (30miles).^[2]

Overview

This road is a very busy transport corridor. It is the second-busiest road in the country, after Kampala-Jinja Road. Kampala–Entebbe Road accommodates an estimated 264,000 passengers every day, as of May 2016.^[3] Other credible sources quoted traffic on this road at 635,656 vehicles annually, in 2011.^[4] Before the opening of the Entebbe–Kampala Expressway, this road was the only direct link between the city center and the international airport. The road is single carriageway, too narrow for the heavy traffic using the road.^{[5] [6]} Because of the congestion, the road is one of the most automobile accident-prone locations in the country.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Points of interest

The following points of interest also lie along or near the road:

• The headquarters and two factories of the Roofings Group,^[10] are located at Lubowa, about 10km (10miles), south of Kampala.^[11]
• Mildmay Health Centre^[12] is located approximately 16km (10miles), south of Kampala.^[13]
• Kajjansi is a neighborhood, where several other points of interest are located and where the Munyonyo spur of Entebbe–Kampala Expressway crosses the Kampala–Entebbe Road.^[14]
• The campus of St. Mary's College Kisubi lies on Kampala–Entebbe Road, about 25km (16miles) south of Kampala.^[15]
• State House Uganda, the official residence of the President of Uganda, lies in the town of Entebbe, about 36km (22miles), south of Kampala.^[16] (6) Entebbe International Airport, where the road ends.^[2]

See also

• List of roads in Uganda
• Transport in Uganda

External links

• Flyover won’t decongest Kampala city
• Entebbe Expressway to be thrown open in May 2018

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 24 April 2016 . 28 June 2015 . Stephen . Kafeero . Heavy police deployment along Entebbe Road ahead of Mbabazi return . . Kampala.
2. Web site: 24 April 2016 . Distance between Cynos, A 109, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC) . 24 April 2016.
3. Web site: Kampala . Entebbe road traffic diverted . 28 May 2016 . 28 May 2016 . Andrew . Bagala . Daily Monitor.
4. Web site: Nairobi . Uganda’s Entebbe Expressway to open in May 2018 . 26 April 2018 . 4 December 2017 . ConstructionReviewOnline.com . Dorcas Kang'ereh.
5. Web site: Kampala Injects Shs 3Billion In New 'Walking' Project As Its Congestion Swells . 24 April 2016 . 23 July 2014 . Stephen . Muneza . . Mukono.
6. Web site: Entebbe Road is a national embarrassment . Andrew . 10 September 2010 . Nkurunzinza . . Kampala.
7. Web site: 24 April 2016 . Bagala . Andrew . Police move to reduce road carnage . 11 January 2012 . . Kampala.
8. Web site: 24 April 2016 . Police urged to enforce traffic regulations to stop road carnage . 31 July 2012 . . Kampala . Juliet . Kigongo.
9. Web site: Police arrests driver of truck that killed MP's daughter . Paul . Adude . 23 June 2016 . 23 June 2016 . . Kampala.
10. Web site: Roofings Group: About Us. 24 April 2016 . 24 April 2016 . Roofings Group Uganda (RGU) . Kampala . RGU .
11. Web site: 24 April 2016 . Globefeed.com (GFC. Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Lubowa Police Post, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda . 24 April 2016. GFC).
12. Web site: 24 April 2016. MHCU. 24 April 2016. Lubowa . History of Mildmay Health Centre, Uganda . Mildmay Health Centre, Uganda (MHCU).
13. Web site: 24 April 2016. GFC. Distance between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Mildmay Health Centre, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda. 24 April 2016. Globefeed.com (GFC).
14. Web site: 24 April 2016. New Vision. Kampala-Entebbe Highway launch today. 21 November 2012 . Joel . Ogwang. Kampala.
15. Web site: Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and St Mary's College Kisubi (SMACK), Kisubi, Central Region, Uganda. Globefeed.com (GFC). GFC.
16. Web site: Globefeed.com (GFC). GFC. 24 April 2016. 24 April 2016 . Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and State House Main Gate, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda.