Kampala–Mityana Road Explained

Country:UGA
Kampala–Mityana Road
Length Mi:37
History:Designated in 2008
Completion in 2012
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Busega
Junction:Buloba
Bujuuko
Zigoti
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Mityana

The Kampala–Mityana Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala to the town of Mityana in Mityana District.[1]

Location

The road begins in the Busega neighborhood, in Lubaga Division, northwestern Kampala. It continues through Buloba, Bujuuko, and Zigoti, to end at Masaka, a distance of approximately 60km (40miles).[2]

Overview

Prior to 2009, the road was gravel surfaced, in poor condition. As far back as 2003, the government of Uganda planned to upgrade the road surface.[3]

Upgrade to bitumen surface

In 2009, work to upgrade the road surface to grade II bitumen class, with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. The road was divided into two sections: (a) BusegaMuduuma, measuring 27km (17miles), was contracted to Spencon Services Limited with Stirling Civil Engineering Limited (b) Muduuma–Mityana, measuring 30km (20miles), was contracted to Dott Services Limited. Lea International Limited (Canada) was the supervising contractor for both sections. The road was successfully completed in 2012.[1] [4]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 February 2016. Kampala . Uganda National Roads Authority: Kampala–Mityana Road (57Km). 2009 . Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). UNRA.
  2. Web site: 19 February 2016. 19 February 2016 . Distance between Busega, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Mityana, Central Region, Uganda. GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  3. Web site: Uganda: World Bank to Fund Mityana Road Works. Kampala. 20 February 2016. 29 July 2003 . Samuel . Wamuttu . New Vision via AllAfrica.com.
  4. Web site: 20 February 2016. Why foreign contractors dominate the high-end market . 18 August 2014 . Nicklison . Twinamatsiko. Concreteideas.ug. Kampala.