List of roads in Uganda

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The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority. [1] The list is not exhaustive.

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National roads

List of national roads In Uganda
NumberName of roadDistanceDesignatedCompleted
1 Kampala Northern Bypass Highway 24 kilometres (15 mi) [2] 2009 [3]
2 Kampala–Jinja Highway 86 kilometres (53 mi) [4]
3 Entebbe–Kampala Expressway [5] 2012 [6] 2018 [7]
4 Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road [8] 2008 [8] 2011 [9]
5 Matugga–Kapeeka Road [10]
6 Kabale–Kisoro–Bunagana Road [11] 2012 [12]
7 Kabarole–Bundibugyo Road [13]
8 Gulu–Nimule Road [14] 2012 [15]
9 Mbarara Northern Bypass Road [16] 2015 [17]
10 Hoima–Kaiso–Tonya Road [18] 2011 [19] 2014 [20]
11 Mukono–Katosi Road [21] 2014 [22] [23]
12 Vurra–Oraba Road [24] 2012 [25] 2015 (expected) [26]
13 Hoima–Wanseko Road [27] 2015 [28]
14 Moroto–Nakapiripirit Road 2016 (expected) [29]
15 Mbarara–Kikagati Road 74 kilometres (46 mi) [30] 2011 [31] 2014 [32]
16 Masaka–Bukakata Road [33] 41 kilometres (25 mi) [34]
17 Rukungiri–Kanungu Road [35]
18 Ishaka–Kagamba Road [36] 2012 [37] 2015 (expected) [38]
19 Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road [39] 2014 [40]
20 Kayunga–Galiraya Road [41] [42] 2016 (expected) [43]
21 Mbale–Lwakhakha Road [44] 2016 (expected) [43]
22 Acholibur–Olwiyo Road [45] 2015 [46] 2018 (expected) [46]
23 Rwekunye–Musingo Road [45] 2015 [46] TBD [46]
24 Nyakahita–Fort Portal Road [47] 208 kilometres (129 mi) [48] 2016 [49]
25 Mpigi–Sembabule Road 135 kilometres (84 mi) [50] 2014 [51] 2017 [51]
26 Kigumba–Kabwoya Road 135 kilometres (84 mi) [52] 2014 [53]
27 Musita–Busia Road 105 kilometres (65 mi) [54] 2015 [55] 2017 [55]
28 Mubende–Kagadi Road [56] 2015 [57]
29 Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road [58] [59]
30 Ziroobwe–Wobulenzi Road 24 kilometres (15 mi) [60]
31 Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road. [61] 158 kilometres (98 mi) [62] 2010 [61] 2015 [63]
32 Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road [64] 125 kilometres (78 mi) [64] 2011 [65]
33 Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road 125 kilometres (78 mi) [66] 2007 [67] 2010 [68] [69]
34 Kapchorwa–Suam Road [70] 77 kilometres (48 mi) [71] 2016 (expected) [72]
35 Muyembe–Nakapiripirit Road [73] 117 kilometres (73 mi)2016 (expected) [74]
36 Jinja–Kamuli–Mbulamuti Road [75] 2012 [76]
37 Mukono–Kayunga–Njeru Road [77] 94 kilometres (58 mi) [78]
38 Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road [79] 208 kilometres (129 mi) [79]
39 Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road [80] 52 kilometres (32 mi) [81] 2004 [82] 2005 [82]
40 Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road [83] 192 kilometres (119 mi) [84]
41 Kampala–Mpigi Expressway [85] 36 kilometres (22 mi) [86] 2023 (expected) [87]
42 Lusalira–Nkonge–Lumegere–Sembabule Road 97 kilometres (60 mi) [88] 2022 [89]
43 Nakawuka–Kasanje–Mpigi Road 34 kilometres (21 mi) [90] 2023 [91]
44 Kitgum–Kidepo Road 116 kilometres (72 mi) [92] 2024
45 Kabwoya–Buhuka Road 43 kilometres (27 mi) [93] 20242027 [93]

See also

References

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