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]
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).
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]