Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road

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Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road
Route information
Length77.7 mi (125.0 km)
HistoryDesignated in 2011
Completion in 2018
Major junctions
North end Mbarara
  Ntungamo
Kabale
South end Katuna

Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road is a road in the Western Uganda, connecting the city of Mbarara, in Mbarara District, with the towns of Ntungamo, Kabale and Katuna at the international border with the Republic of Rwanda. [1]

Mbarara District District in Uganda

Mbarara District is a district in South Western Uganda. The district was named after its chief municipal centre, the city of Mbarara, where the district headquarters are located.

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Location

The road starts at Mbarara (pop. 195,238), [2] the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda. It continues in a southwesterly direction through Ntungamo and Kabale to end at Katuna at the international border with Rwanda, a distance of about 125 kilometres (78 mi) [1] The coordinates of the road, immediately south of Ntungamo are:0°54'10.0"S, 30°15'14.0"E (Latitude:-0.902778; Longitude:30.253889). [3]

Western Region, Uganda Region in Western, Uganda

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Uganda republic in East Africa

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Ntungamo Place in Uganda

Ntungamo is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Ntungamo District and the site of the district headquarters. It is the hometown of longtime President Yoweri Museveni.

Upgrading to bitumen

In December 2010, the European Union extended a grant of USh325 billion (approximately €116 million at that time), to improve the 125 kilometres (78 mi), stretch of the East African Northern Corridor, between Mbarara and Katuna. The road was divided into two sections: (a) Mbarara-Ntungamo Section, was budgeted at UShs154 billion (€51 million) and (b) Ntungamo-Katuna Section was budgeted at UShs198.26 billion (€65 million). The Ugandan government was budgeted to contribute 8 percent of the grant value (approximately €9.28 million). [1] The construction contract was awarded to Reynolds Construction Company of Switzerland, the lowest bidder. The work was designated in December 2011. [4] Road works involve widening the roadway to 11 metres (36 ft). [5] As of August 2016, Uganda National Roads Authority listed the road as an ongoing project. [6] By May 2018, the last section of this road was reported as completed. [7]

European Union Economic and political union of European states

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Faridah Kulabako, and John Njoroge (30 December 2010). "Mbarara-Katuna Road Gets UShs325 Billion". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 29 August 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 29 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Google (29 August 2015). "Location of Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Maseruka, Josephine (2 January 2012). "Corruption Cited In Mbarara-Katuna Road Reconstruction". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ↑ URSO (January 2012). "Ongoing Major Projects". Ugandaroadsector.org (URSO). Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Gilbert Kidimu (30 August 2016). "UNRA's Eight-Year Journey". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Ampurire, Paul (30 May 2018). "3 Years Later: Inside UNRA's Transformative Journey To Build An Efficient Entity". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

Coordinates: 0°54′10″S30°15′14″E / 0.90278°S 30.25389°E / -0.90278; 30.25389

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