Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road Explained

Country:UGA
Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road
Length Mi:77.7
History:Designated in 2011
Completion in 2018
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Mbarara
Junction:Ntungamo
Kabale
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Katuna

The Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road in Western Uganda connects the city of Mbarara, in Mbarara District, with the towns of Ntungamo, Kabale and Katuna at the international border with the Republic of Rwanda.[1]

Location

The road starts at Mbarara (pop. 195,238),[2] the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda. It continues in a southwesterly direction through Ntungamo and Kabale to end at Katuna at the international border with Rwanda, a distance of about 125km (78miles)[1] The coordinates of the road, immediately south of Ntungamo are:0°54'10.0"S, 30°15'14.0"E (Latitude:-0.902778; Longitude:30.253889).

Upgrading to bitumen

In December 2010, the European Union extended a grant of USh325 billion (approximately €116 million at that time), to improve the 125km (78miles), stretch of the East African Northern Corridor, between Mbarara and Katuna. The road was divided into two sections: (a) Mbarara-Ntungamo Section, was budgeted at UShs154 billion (€51 million) and (b) Ntungamo-Katuna Section was budgeted at UShs198.26 billion (€65 million). The Ugandan government was budgeted to contribute 8 percent of the grant value (approximately €9.28 million).[1] The construction contract was awarded to Reynolds Construction Company of Switzerland, the lowest bidder. The work was designated in December 2011.[3] Road works involve widening the roadway to 11m (36feet).[4] As of August 2016, Uganda National Roads Authority listed the road as an ongoing project.[5] By May 2018, the last section of this road was reported as completed.[6]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mbarara-Katuna Road Gets UShs325 Billion. Faridah Kulabako. and John Njoroge. 30 December 2010. 29 August 2015. Daily Monitor. Kampala.
  2. Web site: The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants . 27 August 2014 . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) . 29 August 2015 . UBOS.
  3. Web site: 2 January 2012 . Corruption Cited In Mbarara-Katuna Road Reconstruction . 30 August 2015 . . Josephine . Maseruka . Kampala.
  4. Web site: January 2012 . Ongoing Major Projects . 30 August 2015 . URSO . Ugandaroadsector.org (URSO) . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226050624/http://ugandaroadsector.org/Ongoing-major-%20projects-in-uganda.php . 26 December 2015 . dead .
  5. Web site: 30 August 2016 . UNRA's Eight-Year Journey . . 12 March 2019 . Gilbert Kidimu . Kampala.
  6. Web site: 30 May 2018 . 3 Years Later: Inside UNRA's Transformative Journey To Build An Efficient Entity . SoftPower Uganda . 12 March 2019 . Ampurire . Paul . Kampala.