Motorists sensitised on how to use Entebbe expressway
The road being one of its kind in Uganda, many drivers are not well-versed with it leading to several accidents.
Accidents on the Entebbe expressway are on the rise due to ignorance of road signage.
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has embarked on sensitising drivers on how to avoid accidents while on the road.
The road being one of its kind in Uganda, many drivers are not well-versed with it leading to several accidents.
Allan Ssempewa, the UNRA Public Relations officer while on a sensitization exercise on Wednesday at Busega Toll Gate said the road was designed for a speed of 100km per hour.
Drivers while on this road enjoy pedaling forgetting the road signs so that is why we have taken an initiative to create awareness.
"Drivers on Entebbe express highway do not respect road signs and this has increased accidents on the highway," Ssempewa said.
The government of Uganda injected Approximately 1.19 trillion for the construction of Entebbe Express Way to reduce traffic congestion in the city.
Whoever, this has also come with a cost as many lives have been lost on the highway due to accidents.
Joseph Anyobu, the OC Traffic in Kyengera attributed the accidents to reckless driving by motorists who do not observe the signs on the highway.
"Today, we have been asking them about the road signs they have seen before as they approach the toll gate but most of them do not know and yet as one approaches the toll gate, the speed limit has to be 20km and that is to allow them to observe the obstacles which are at the gate. The interaction we have had with drivers at these gates has been good. Besides interaction, we have also given them the Uganda Highway Code for them to read and understand some of what they didn't know," Anyobu said.
The toll road has four interchanges at Busega, Kajjansi, Mpala, and Lwaza. It also features 19 overbridges and 18 underpasses to provide access to the area around the road.
With a total of three main toll plazas built at Busega, Mpala, and Kajjansi. The Busega toll plaza features six toll gates, while the Mpala and Kajjansi have five gates respectively.