Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road Explained

Country:UGA
Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road
Length Mi:23
History:Designated in 2014
Completion in 2017.
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Ntungamo
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Mirama Hills

The Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road in the Western Region of Uganda connects the towns of Ntungamo and Mirama Hills, both in Ntungamo District.[1]

Location

The road starts at Ntungamo and continues southeast, ending at Mirama Hills at the international border with Rwanda, a distance of approximately 35km (22miles).[2] The coordinates of the road near Ruhaama are 0°59'07.0"S, 30°21'03.0"E (Latitude:-0.985278; Longitude:30.350833).

Upgrading to bitumen

On 6 October 2014, President Yoweri Museveni officially commissioned the upgrading of this road to a bitumen surface. It is funded jointly by the government of Uganda (50 percent) and TradeMark East Africa, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (US$22 million). The road was expected to be ready for use in April 2016.[3] [4] After delays related to land compensation, the expected completion date was moved to December 2016.[5] In September 2017, The EastAfrican, reported that the road had been completed.[1]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New road opens access to border post . 27 September 2017 . 27 September 2017 . . Dicta . Asiimwe . Nairobi.
  2. Web site: 27 September 2017 . Distance between Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda and Mirama Hills, Western Region, Uganda. 14 July 2015 . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  3. Web site: 14 July 2015 . Ntungamo-Mirama Hills Ground Breaking road ceremony expected to boost cross border trade between Uganda And Rwanda . 7 October 2014 . TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) . TMEA.
  4. Web site: Museveni commissions Ntungamo-Mirama Road . 8 October 2015 . and Perez Rumanzi . Alfred Tumushabe . . Kampala . 14 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Ntungamo Residents Finally Permit Road Construction Progress . 7 December 2015 . Mark . Kanyesigye. Chimpreports.com . Kampala . 28 June 2016.