List of roads in Uganda explained

The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority.[1] The list is not exhaustive.

National roads

List of National Roads In Uganda! Number!!Name of Road!!Distance!!Designated!!Completed
1 24km (15miles)2009[2]
2 86km (53miles)
3 Entebbe–Kampala Expressway[3] 2012[4] 2018 [5]
4 Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road[6] 2008 2011[7]
5 Matugga–Kapeeka Road[8]
6 Kabale–Kisoro–Bunagana Road[9] 2012[10]
7 Kabarole–Bundibugyo Road[11]
8 Gulu–Nimule Road[12] 2012[13]
9 Mbarara Northern Bypass Road[14] 2015[15]
10 Hoima–Kaiso–Tonya Road[16] 2011[17] 2014[18]
11 Mukono–Katosi Road[19] 2014[20] [21]
12 Vurra–Oraba Road[22] 2012[23] 2015 (expected)[24]
13 Hoima–Wanseko Road[25] 2015[26]
14 2016 (expected)[27]
15 74km (46miles)[28] 2011[29] 2014[30]
16 Masaka–Bukakata Road[31] 41km (25miles)[32]
17 Rukungiri–Kanungu Road[33]
18 2012[34] 2015 (expected)[35]
19 Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road[36] 2014[37]
20 Kayunga–Galiraya Road[38] [39] 2016 (expected)[40]
21 Mbale–Lwakhakha Road[41] 2016 (expected)
22 Acholibur–Olwiyo Road[42] 2015[43] 2018 (expected)
23 2015 TBD
24 Nyakahita–Fort Portal Road[44] 208km (129miles)[45] 2016[46]
25 135km (84miles)[47] 2014 2017[48]
26 135km (84miles)[49] 2014[50]
27 105km (65miles)[51] 2015 2017[52]
28 Mubende–Kagadi Road[53] 2015[54]
29 Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road[55] [56]
30 24km (15miles)[57]
31 Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road.[58] 158km (98miles)[59] 2010 2015[60]
32 Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road[61] 125km (78miles) 2011[62]
33 125km (78miles)[63] 2007[64] 2010[65] [66]
34 Kapchorwa–Suam Road[67] 77km (48miles)[68] 2016 (expected)[69]
35 Muyembe–Nakapiripirit Road[70] 117km (73miles) 2016 (expected)[71]
36 Jinja–Kamuli–Mbulamuti Road[72] 2012[73]
37 Mukono–Kayunga–Njeru Road[74] 94km (58miles)[75]
38 Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road[76] 208km (129miles)
39Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road[77] 52km (32miles)[78] 2004[79] 2005
40 Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road[80] 192km (119miles)[81]
41 Kampala–Mpigi Expressway[82] 36km (22miles) 2023 (expected)[83]
42 97km (60miles)[84] 2022[85]
43 34km (21miles)[86] 2023[87]
44 116km (72miles)[88] 2024
45 43km (27miles)[89] 2024 2027

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview of UNRA . 28 July 2017 . 28 July 2017 . Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) . UNRA . Kampala.
  2. Web site: Northern Bypass upgrade to start next financial year . 6 March 2013 . . Frederic Musisi . 24 January 2016 . Kampala, Uganda.
  3. Web site: Fred . Ojambo . China to Build, Manage Toll Road in Ugandan Capital (Update1) . . 10 November 2009 . 11 July 2015.
  4. Web site: . Museveni Launches Construction of Kampala-Entebbe Expressway . 21 November 2012 . David Rupiny . 18 July 2015 . Kampala, Uganda.
  5. Web site: Entebbe Express Highway Breathes Life . . 15 June 2018 . New Vision . 1 September 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.
  6. Web site: Uganda: Gayaza Road Gets Tarmac. 25 November 2008 . Baguma . Raymond . . Kampala . 24 January 2016.
  7. Web site: Highbeam.com . UGANDA: Conclusion of Gayaza-Zirobwe road construction . https://web.archive.org/web/20150329170212/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-261338716.html . dead . 29 March 2015 . 11 July 2015 . 14 July 2011 . Mena Report .
  8. Web site: New road to boost Nakaseke agriculture . . 22 January 2009 . Frederick Kiwanuka . 1 September 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.
  9. Web site: Kabale-Kisoro-Bunagana Road (100KM) . 17 July 2015 . . 17 July 2015 . Uganda National Roads Authority . Kampala, Uganda . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034857/https://www.unra.go.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=255%3Akabale-kisoro-bunagana-road-100km&catid=45%3Acompleted-projects&Itemid=69 . 4 March 2016.
  10. Web site: Kabale-Kisoro road upgraded . 7 October 2012 . . Samuel Balagadde . 11 July 2015 . Kampala, Uganda.
  11. Web site: . 24 June 2013 . Fort Portal-Bundibugyo-Lamia road almost complete . 11 July 2015 . Billy Rwothungeyo . Kampala, Uganda.
  12. Web site: . Locals protest over dust on Gulu-Nimule highway . 3 March 2013 . Martin Okudi and Cissy Makumbi . 24 January 2016 . Kampala, Uganda.
  13. Web site: Ugandan president commissions Gulu-Juba highway . . 11 May 2012 . Sudan Tribune . 24 January 2016 . Paris, France.
  14. Web site: Mbarara gets sh459b bypass . 26 May 2010 . . Aidah Nanyonjo . 24 January 2016 . Kampala, Uganda.
  15. Web site: Mbarara Bypass Construction Underway . 1 March 2015 . Chimpreports.com . Joshua Nahamya . 11 July 2015 . Kampala, Uganda.
  16. Web site: Oil opens new chapter for Hoima residents . . 2 July 2013 . Francis Mugerwa . 11 July 2015 . Kampala, Uganda.
  17. Web site: Hoima-Kaiso Tonya road works start . . 11 August 2011 . New Vision . 24 January 2016 . Kampala, Uganda.
  18. Web site: Oilinuganda.org . 17 December 2014 . Hoima-Kaiso Tonya road completed . Oil In Uganda . 11 July 2015.
  19. Web site: . 10 July 2015 . 20 January 2015 . Press Release: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DISMISSES EUTAW/APOLO SENKEETO APPLICATION TO STOP MUKONO-KYETUME –KATOSI ROAD PROJECT . Daniel . Alinange.
  20. Web site: Yoweri Museveni Facebook Page . President Museveni commissions Ugshs 165 bn Mukono-Katosi/Kisoga-Nyenga road works, calls on Ugandans to concentrate on household incomes, July 7th 2014 . . 11 July 2015 . 7 July 2014.
  21. Web site: Uganda State House . President commissions Shs 165 billion Mukono-Katosi road works, tells Ugandans to concentrate on household income . 11 July 2015 . 7 July 2014 . Uganda State House Website.
  22. Web site: UNRA fails to Beat December Deadline for Vurra-Arua-Koboko-Oraba Road . 11 July 2015 . 19 December 2014 . Batre . Ronald . Uganda Radio Network.
  23. Web site: 10 July 2015 . Use the road for making wealth – President urges West Nile people . 11 May 2012 . Uganda State House Media Unit (USHMU) . USHMU.
  24. Web site: ongoing major projects . 11 July 2015 . UNRA . Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA).
  25. Web site: 11 July 2015 . Rwothungeyo . Billy . . Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko road for upgrade . 2 January 2015 . Kampala.
  26. Web site: 11 June 2015 . Full Budget Speech 2015/2016 . Matia . 11 July 2015 . Kasaija . NTV Uganda.
  27. Web site: Wanyama . Uganda Radio Network . 11 July 2015 . 12 November 2013 . Olandason . Moroto - Nakapiripirit Road Construction Commissioned.
  28. Web site: Travel Distance Between Mbarara And Kikagati With Interactive Map . 11 July 2015 . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC) . 11 July 2015.
  29. Web site: Upgrade of Mbarara – Kikagati – Murongo Bridge (74 Km) . 11 July 2015 . 11 July 2015 . UMWT . Uganda Ministry of Works & Transport (UMWT) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712090457/http://works.go.ug/index.php/component/k2/item/23-upgrade-mbarara-kikagati-murongo-bridge-74-km . 12 July 2015 .
  30. Web site: Mbarara-Kikagati-Murongo Bridge Road Completed . 11 July 2015 . 2 October 2014 . Administrator . Chimpreports.com.
  31. Web site: Isaac . Mugera . Hundreds Stranded On Blocked Masaka–Bukakata Road . 16 May 2008 . 11 July 2015 . Uganda Radio Network.
  32. News: Solicitor General clears contracts for 450km of roads . 29 June 2014 . 11 July 2015 . . Billy . Kampala . Rwothungeyo.
  33. Web site: Shem . Oirere . September 2014 . Two new road links will help boost Uganda's economy . 12 July 2015 . Worldhighways.com.
  34. Web site: 30 June 2012. ISHAKA-KAGAMBA ROAD (35.4KM) . 12 July 2015 . Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) . UNRA.
  35. Web site: Uganda National Roads Authority: Update of Ongoing Major Projects . UNRA . Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) . 31 March 2015 . 12 July 2015.
  36. Web site: 14 July 2015 . Museveni commissions Ntungamo-Mirama road . 8 October 2015 . and Perez Rumanzi . Alfred Tumushabe . . Kampala.
  37. Web site: Ntungamo-Mirama Hills Ground Breaking road ceremony expected to boost cross border trade between Uganda and Rwanda . 6 October 2014 . TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) . TMEA . 14 July 2015.
  38. Web site: African Development Bank (ADB) . African Development Fund: Uganda - Road Sector Support Project 3: Project Appraisal Report . 15 July 2015 . July 2009 . ADB.
  39. Web site: UNRA . Road Sector Support Project (Phase III) In Uganda: Feasibility Study And Detailed Engineering Design . 15 July 2015 . 28 July 2009 . Devex.com.
  40. Web site: UNRA to begin works on 16 roads next year . 4 November 2014 . 15 July 2015 . Administrator . Sunrise.ug . Kampala.
  41. Web site: . Bumbobi-Bubulo-Lwakhakha Road: Environment And Social Impact Statement (ESIS) - Updated Final Report November 2013 . Robert Ndyabarema . 15 July 2015 . November 2013 . etal.
  42. Web site: 16 July 2015 . April 2013 . Aicprogetti.it (AICPI) . AICPI . 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).
  43. Web site: . Kampala . Museveni launches road works . 15 July 2015 . 23 February 2015 . Dan Michael . Komakech.
  44. Web site: Four firms bid for Kamwenge road works . 1 September 2010 . 24 January 2016 . Nanyonjo A. . Balagadde S. . . Kampala.
  45. Web site: 27 February 2015 . President Launches Construction of Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road . 25 July 2015 . Uganda Media Centre . Press Release.
  46. Web site: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NRM – MANIFESTO 2011-2016 . EAAB . East Africa Agribusiness (EAAB) . 25 July 2015 . January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715041608/http://ea-agribusiness.co.ug/implementation-of-the-nrm-manifesto-2011-2016/ . 15 July 2015 .
  47. Web site: 4 August 2015 . Map Showing Mpigi And Sembabule With Route Marker . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC) . 4 August 2015.
  48. Web site: Implementation of the NRM Manifesto 2011-2016: Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road And Sembale–Villa Maria Road . EAAB . East Africa Agribusiness (EAAB) . 12 July 2015 . 4 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715041608/http://ea-agribusiness.co.ug/implementation-of-the-nrm-manifesto-2011-2016/ . 15 July 2015 .
  49. Web site: ADB . Upgrading of Kigumba–Masindi–Hoima–Kabwoya Road (135Km): General Procurement Notice . 4 August 2015 . May 2013 . African Development Bank (ADB).
  50. Web site: Billy . Rwothungeyo . Kigumba-Masindi-Hoima road to be upgraded to tarmac . 25 August 2015 . 10 June 2013 . . Kampala.
  51. Web site: 4 August 2015 . UNRA PAVES 1200KM ROADS; 5,000KM FOR TARMACKING BY 2016 . March 2015 . EAAB . East African Agribusiness (EAAB) . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712134336/http://ea-agribusiness.co.ug/unra-paves-1200km-roads-5000km-for-tarmacking-by-2016/ . 12 July 2015 . dead .
  52. Web site: Enthusiasm as Mayuge welcomes Museveni . 4 August 2015 . 23 February 2015 . The Insider Reporter . The Insider (Uganda) . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723033301/http://www.theinsider.ug/enthusiasm-as-mayuge-welcomes-museveni/ . 23 July 2015 . dead .
  53. Web site: 25 August 2015 . Govt to tarmac Mubende-Kakumiro road . 23 September 2010 . Ismael . Kasooha . Kampala . New Vision.
  54. Web site: Kagina will rid UNRA of den of thieves, says Museveni . 4 May 2015 . Francis . Mugerwa . . Kampala . 25 August 2015.
  55. Web site: 14 January 2013 . Specific Procurement Notice: Upgrading of Kyenjojo-Kabwoya Road (100km) from Gravel to Paved (Bituminous) Standard . UNRA . Kampala . Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) . 25 August 2015.
  56. Web site: Govt seeks sh290b loan from World Bank . 25 August 2015 . 7 January 2014 . Joyce . Namutebi . . Kampala.
  57. Web site: Map Showing Ziroobwe And Wobulenzi With Route Marker . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC) . 25 August 2015 . 25 August 2015.
  58. Web site: 25 July 2012. Delayed Tororo-Mbale-Soroti road to cost more money . 29 August 2015 . Kampala . Sekanjako . . Henry.
  59. Web site: Road Distance Between Tororo And Soroti With Map . GFC . 29 August 2015 . Globefeed.com (GFC) . 29 August 2015.
  60. Web site: 29 August 2015 . . Infrastructure devt will solve youth unemployment – President . Newvision . 29 August 2015 . Kampala.
  61. Web site: Mbarara-Katuna road Gets Shs325b . Faridah Kulabako. . and John Njoroge . 30 December 2010 . 17 December 2015 . . Kampala.
  62. Web site: Corruption cited In Mbarara-Katuna road reconstruction . 17 December 2015 . 2 January 2012 . . Josephine . Maseruka . Kampala.
  63. Web site: Road Distance Between Soroti And Lira With Interactive Map . 17 December 2015 . 17 December 2015 . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  64. Web site: 17 December 2015 . Soroti-Lira Road Works for May . 29 March 2007 . Kampala . Kiwawulo . Chris . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135822/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/17/556856 . 22 December 2015.
  65. Web site: 17 December 2015 . Vivian . Nankya . Soroti-Lira road to be ready on time . 7 June 2009 . . Kampala . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150630192507/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/683926 . 30 June 2015.
  66. Web site: 2010 . UNRA . Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road (123 Km) . Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) . 17 December 2015.
  67. Web site: 31 December 2015 . Kenya, Uganda seek transport corridor funds with eye on trade . Stellar . Murumba . . Nairobi . 31 December 2015.
  68. Web site: Road Distance Between Kapchorwa And Suam With Route Marker . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC) . 31 December 2015.
  69. Web site: Kampala . . Uganda seeks Shs270b for Kapchorwa-Suam road to boost regional trade . Stellar Murumba . and Mark Keith Muhumuza . 1 January 2016 . 1 January 2016.
  70. Web site: 21 January 2016 . Parliament Okays Shs330billion Loan for Nakapiripirit Road . 11 March 2015 . Olive . Nakatudde . Uganda Radio Network . Kampala.
  71. Web site: Tenders Opportunities for Projects Financed by IDB: Tender Title: SPN - CIVIL WORKS FOR THE UPGRADING OF 92KM MUYEMBE – NAKAPIRIPIRIT ROAD AND 25KM SECONDARY LINK ROADS . 6 December 2015 . 8 January 2016 . Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . IDB . Islamic Development Bank.
  72. Web site: Jinja residents riot over road . 21 January 2016 . 17 February 2012 . Donald . Kiirya . . Kampala . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127180606/http://www.crossroads.co.ug/index.php/library/65.html?fontstyle=f-larger . 27 January 2016 .
  73. Web site: What is NRM's better service delivery in practice? . Vision Reporter . 10 January 2016 . Kampala . . 4 March 2015.
  74. Web site: 11 January 2016 . Road Expansion: Mukono, Kayunga residents to be compensated . NTV . Facebook.com Quoting Nation TV Uganda (NTV) . Kampala . 7 June 2015.
  75. Web site: 21 January 2016 . The following roads will commence in 2015 . Uganda National Roads Authority . Kezaabu . . 30 December 2014 . Carol.
  76. Web site: Upcoming Projects: New Roads for Upgrade to Tarmac . 19 January 2016 . UNRA . Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) . Kampala . 19 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160120025132/http://www.unra.go.ug/index.php/projects/upcoming . 20 January 2016.
  77. Web site: 30 January 2001 . Firms Bid For Rukungiri Road . 24 January 2016 . . Kampala . Vision Reporter.
  78. Web site: Globefeed.com (GFC) . Distance between Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda and Rukungiri Court, Rukungiri, Western Region, Uganda . 24 January 2016 . GFC . 24 January 2016.
  79. Web site: Uganda: Besigye Condemns Museveni On Roads . 13 November 2015 . Alfred Tumushabe . and Perez Rumanzi . . Kampala . 24 January 2016.
  80. Web site: Vision Reporter . . Kampala . Motorists angry over Kotido road . 11 February 2016 . 22 September 2011 .
  81. Web site: 11 February 2016 . 11 February 2016 . GFC . Distance between Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda and Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  82. Web site: Kampala-Mpigi Expressway project kicks off in 2018 . 30 December 2016. Musisi . Frederic . . 28 July 2017 . Kampala.
  83. Web site: Prisca . Wanyenya . UNRA Announces Changes on Kampala-Entebbe Express Highway . 9 May 2014 . . Kampala . 11 February 2016.
  84. Web site: Globaldata.com . UNRA – Lusalira to Ssembabule Road Upgrade – Uganda . 13 July 2018 . Global Data . 1 September 2022 . London, United Kingdom.
  85. Web site: . All oil roads will be ready by 2025, says Kagina . 28 February 2022 . Ismail Musa Ladu . 1 September 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.
  86. Web site: . 9 June 2019 . Gov't to Tarmac Mpigi-Kasanje-Nakawuka Road . Hafitha Issa . 3 September 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.
  87. Web site: Nile Post Uganda . 10 August 2021 . Museveni directs UNRA to award six road projects to Chinese companies . Kenneth Kazibwe . 3 September 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.
  88. Web site: . 1 May 2024 . Apollo Mubiru . Parliament Approves Sh450 Billion Loan For Kitgum-Kidepo Road . 19 May 2024 . Kampala, Uganda.
  89. Web site: . Kabwoya-Buhuka Road Upgrade Commences, Set To Boost Oil Production And Economy . 4 September 2024 . Elizabeth L. Sule Kusasira . 6 September 2024 . Kampala, Uganda.

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