Kampala roads for upgrading
Nov 30, 2010
KAMPALA City Council is to construct a total of 14.42km of roads under the Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Programmed (KIIDP).
By Florence Nakaayi
KAMPALA City Council is to construct a total of 14.42km of roads under the Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Programmed (KIIDP).
Among the roads to be upgraded are Bukoto-Kisasi, Kalerwe, Kawempe-Mpererwe, Kimera, Makerere Hill, Soweto and Salaama. According to the mid-term review report presented by project coordinator Tamale Kiggundu recently, the roads would be upgraded from gravel to bitumen (tarmac) standard. Other investments include improvement of the 3.56km-long channel and extension of Mpererwe landfill by six acres.
So far, sh741m, out of the sh5b projected to compensate those who will be displaced has been given, Kiggundu said. The Government is responsible for the compensation. He said they are preparing to invite bidders for the channel construction and within three months works would begin.
KIIDP is a US$100m project funded by the World Bank. It is being implemented in three phases running between 2009 and 2018.
KAMPALA City Council is to construct a total of 14.42km of roads under the Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Programmed (KIIDP).
Among the roads to be upgraded are Bukoto-Kisasi, Kalerwe, Kawempe-Mpererwe, Kimera, Makerere Hill, Soweto and Salaama. According to the mid-term review report presented by project coordinator Tamale Kiggundu recently, the roads would be upgraded from gravel to bitumen (tarmac) standard. Other investments include improvement of the 3.56km-long channel and extension of Mpererwe landfill by six acres.
So far, sh741m, out of the sh5b projected to compensate those who will be displaced has been given, Kiggundu said. The Government is responsible for the compensation. He said they are preparing to invite bidders for the channel construction and within three months works would begin.
KIIDP is a US$100m project funded by the World Bank. It is being implemented in three phases running between 2009 and 2018.