Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road Explained

Country:UGA
Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road
Length Mi:32
History:Designated in 2004
Completion in 2005
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Ntungamo
Junction:Kagamba
Nyakibale
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Rukungiri

The Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road in the Western Region of Uganda connects the town of Ntungamo in Ntungamo District with Rukungiri in Rukungiri District.

Location

The road starts at Ntungamo, on the Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road. It takes a northwesterly direction, though the towns of Kagamba, Rwashamaire,[1] and Nyakibale, to end at Rukungiri, the district headquarters of Rukungiri District, a total of approximately 52km (32miles).[2] The coordinates of the road, about equidistant from Kagamba and Rukungiri, are 0°49'57.0"S, 30°02'25.0"E (Latitude:-0.832499; Longitude:30.040267).

Upgrading to bitumen

Prior to 2004, the road was gravel surfaced and in a poor state.[3] In that year, the government of Uganda upgraded the road to grade II bitumen surface with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts.[4]

External links

-0.8325°N 30.0403°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 22 January 2016 . Ainembabazi . One Dead, Scores Injured in Ntungamo Road Accident . 29 May 2014 . Betty . Uganda Radio Network . Kampala.
  2. Web site: Distance between Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda and Rukungiri Court, Rukungiri, Western Region, Uganda . 22 January 2016 . Globefeed.com (GFC) . GFC . 22 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Firms Bid For Rukungiri Road. 22 January 2016 . 30 January 2001 . . Kampala . Vision Reporter.
  4. Web site: Uganda: Besigye Condemns Museveni On Roads . 13 November 2015 . Alfred Tumushabe . and Perez Rumanzi . . Kampala . 22 January 2016.