1,500km of roads tarmacked in past five years
Dec 30, 2010
THE Government has tarmacked a total of 1,500km of roads across the country over the past five years, said Eng. John Nasasira, the works and transport minister.
By Joel Ogwang
THE Government has tarmacked a total of 1,500km of roads across the country over the past five years, said Eng. John Nasasira, the works and transport minister.
They included the Kampala Northern By-Pass, Jinja-Bugiri and the Soroti-Dokolo roads.
A further 1,000km are currently under construction or rehabilitation, including the 42km Kampala-Gayaza-Zirobwe road, the Matugga-Semuto-Kapeeka, Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara, Kawempe-Kafu and the 57km Kampala-Mityana roads.
“The procurement process for most of the roads is in advanced stages, while some contracts have been awarded,†he said in a statement read by Eng. Peter Ssebanakitta, the roads agency boss, at the ground-breaking ceremony of the construction of a new River Kafu Bridge recently.
THE Government has tarmacked a total of 1,500km of roads across the country over the past five years, said Eng. John Nasasira, the works and transport minister.
They included the Kampala Northern By-Pass, Jinja-Bugiri and the Soroti-Dokolo roads.
A further 1,000km are currently under construction or rehabilitation, including the 42km Kampala-Gayaza-Zirobwe road, the Matugga-Semuto-Kapeeka, Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara, Kawempe-Kafu and the 57km Kampala-Mityana roads.
“The procurement process for most of the roads is in advanced stages, while some contracts have been awarded,†he said in a statement read by Eng. Peter Ssebanakitta, the roads agency boss, at the ground-breaking ceremony of the construction of a new River Kafu Bridge recently.