Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road

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Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road
Route information
Length104 mi (167 km)
HistoryDesignated in 2015
Completion in 2019
Major junctions
Northeast end Acholibur
Major intersections Gulu
Nwoya
Anaka
Southwest end Olwiyo
Location
Country Uganda
Highway system

The Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Acholibur to the city of Gulu and the town of Olwiyo.

Contents

Location

The road starts at Acholibur, a small town on the KitgumLira road, approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Kitgum. [1] The road continues in a southwesterly direction to Gulu (2014 population: 152,276), the most populous city in the Northern Region. [2] The road then continues through Nwoya and Anaka to end at Olwiyo in Nwoya District, a distance of about 150 kilometres (93 mi). [3] The road connects the districts of Kitgum, Pader, Gulu, and Nwoya. The coordinates of the road near Gulu are 2°48'24.0"N, 32°19'29.0"E (Latitude:2.806667; Longitude:32.324722). [4]

Upgrading to bitumen

In 2009, the Ugandan government commissioned a feasibility study and detailed engineering design for this road and the Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road, both in northern Uganda. The reports became available in 2013. [5] On 21 February 2015, the upgrade from unsealed gravel surface to class II bitumen surface was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni. The work on the 73 kilometres (45 mi) from Acholibur to Unyama is assigned to China Railway No.5 Engineering Group. The 70 kilometres (43 mi) road section from Unyama to Olwiyo was upgraded by Jiangxi Zhongmei Engineering Construction Company Limited. Work was expected to last three years. [6] The road project is fully funded by the Ugandan government. [7]

See also

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References

  1. GFC (16 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Kitgum And Acholibur With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. UBOS (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. GFC (16 July 2015). "Map Showing Olwiyo And Acholibur With Interactive Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. Google (16 July 2015). "Location of Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. AICPI (April 2013). "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)". Aicprogetti.it (AICPI). Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. Komakech, Dan Michael (23 February 2015). "Museveni launches road works". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. Rwothungeyo, Billy (August 2014). "Solicitor General clears contracts for 450Km of roads". New Vision Mobile . Kampala. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

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