All roads will be much better
Jan 10, 2007
The Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication is supporting Kampala City Council by undertaking emergency repair of the spinal network of roads in the city.
Dan Kitakule
The Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication is supporting Kampala City Council by undertaking emergency repair of the spinal network of roads in the city.
There are 900km of roads in Kampala City; 375km are tarmac and 525km are gravel (murram) or earth surface. The Ministry has planned and commenced emergency repair of 49 roads totalling 64Km. Repairs are underway on Kampala Road, Jinja Road and Queen’s Way, among others. There are also improvements on Clock Tower-Shoprite junction. Next month the Kitgum House and Wampewo Road junctions will be improved.
An emergency road programme has been formulated to specifically handle roads affected by the rains. Under this programme, about 500km will be repaired, covering drainage works, grading, re-gravelling bad spots and reconstruction of swamp crossings. Repairs are ongoing on replacement of culverts on the Kamuli-Jinja road and Tirinyi-Mbale roads.
Government is improving some roads from murram to tarmac, reducing corners and slopes and increasing width of various roads countrywide. This year, construction work will start on the Matugga-Semuto-Kapeka road (42km), Kabale-Kisoro-Bunagana-Kyanika road (98km), Kampala-Zirobwe-Wobulenzi road (70km), Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara (300km) and Soroti-Dokolo-Lira road (120km).
The tarmacking of Karuma-Olwiyo road (46km), Olwiyo-Pakwach (63km), Fort Portal-Hima-Kasese-Kikorongo-Katunguru and Equator Roads (164km), Busunju-Kiboga-Hoima (145km), Kampala Northern Bypass (21km) and Kafu-Masindi (44km) will be completed.
The rehabilitation and construction of Jinja-Bugiri road (73km), Busega-Mityana road (57km), Kawempe-Kafu road (166km) and Olwiyo-Pakwach road (63km) will continue.
The Ministry has embarked on feasibility studies to design a total of over 1000kms of new road upgrading projects in various parts of the country. Other strategic interventions include the planned establishment of a National Roads Authority (the relevant Act of Parliament has been passed) and the setting up of a Road Fund. Continuous improvement and upgrading of roads is Government’s goal.
The writer is the spokesperson of the Road Agency Formation Unit
The Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication is supporting Kampala City Council by undertaking emergency repair of the spinal network of roads in the city.
There are 900km of roads in Kampala City; 375km are tarmac and 525km are gravel (murram) or earth surface. The Ministry has planned and commenced emergency repair of 49 roads totalling 64Km. Repairs are underway on Kampala Road, Jinja Road and Queen’s Way, among others. There are also improvements on Clock Tower-Shoprite junction. Next month the Kitgum House and Wampewo Road junctions will be improved.
An emergency road programme has been formulated to specifically handle roads affected by the rains. Under this programme, about 500km will be repaired, covering drainage works, grading, re-gravelling bad spots and reconstruction of swamp crossings. Repairs are ongoing on replacement of culverts on the Kamuli-Jinja road and Tirinyi-Mbale roads.
Government is improving some roads from murram to tarmac, reducing corners and slopes and increasing width of various roads countrywide. This year, construction work will start on the Matugga-Semuto-Kapeka road (42km), Kabale-Kisoro-Bunagana-Kyanika road (98km), Kampala-Zirobwe-Wobulenzi road (70km), Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara (300km) and Soroti-Dokolo-Lira road (120km).
The tarmacking of Karuma-Olwiyo road (46km), Olwiyo-Pakwach (63km), Fort Portal-Hima-Kasese-Kikorongo-Katunguru and Equator Roads (164km), Busunju-Kiboga-Hoima (145km), Kampala Northern Bypass (21km) and Kafu-Masindi (44km) will be completed.
The rehabilitation and construction of Jinja-Bugiri road (73km), Busega-Mityana road (57km), Kawempe-Kafu road (166km) and Olwiyo-Pakwach road (63km) will continue.
The Ministry has embarked on feasibility studies to design a total of over 1000kms of new road upgrading projects in various parts of the country. Other strategic interventions include the planned establishment of a National Roads Authority (the relevant Act of Parliament has been passed) and the setting up of a Road Fund. Continuous improvement and upgrading of roads is Government’s goal.
The writer is the spokesperson of the Road Agency Formation Unit