Ishaka–Kagamba Road
Ishaka–Kagamba Road | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 22.1 mi (35.6 km) |
| History | Designated in 2012 Completed in 2016 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Kagamba |
| North end | Ishaka |
| Location | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Highway system | |
The Ishaka–Kagamba Road in the Western Region of Uganda connects the town of Kagamba in Ntungamo District with Ishaka in Bushenyi District.
Location
The road starts at Kagamba, 15 kilometers (9 mi) west of Ntungamo, on the road to Rukungiri,[1] and continues north through Kitagata in Sheema District and Kashenyi in Bushenyi District, to end in Ishaka, a distance of approximately 36.5 kilometers (23 mi).[2] The road connects traffic from Rwanda, Burundi, and southwestern Uganda, that is destined for the oil-rich Albertine graben, directly with the Mbarara-Katunguru highway. The coordinates of the road near Kitagata are 0°40'33.0"S, 30°09'18.0"E (Latitude:-0.6758; Longitude:30.1550).[3]
Upgrading to bitumen
The government of Uganda has earmarked this road for upgrading through the conversion of the existing gravel road to bitumen surface and the building of bridges and drainage channels. CODA & Partners, a Kenyan company, designed the road. The final detailed design project report was submitted to the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) in November 2010. A consortium of General Nile Company for Roads & Bridges, from Egypt, and Dott Services Limited, from Uganda, won the bid to build the road for USh 97,476,095,241. Consulting engineering and supervision services were procured from a consortium of LEA International Limited of Canada in joint venture with LEA Associates South Asia Private Limited from India in association with KOM Consult Limited of Uganda for approximately US$2,141,850. Construction began on 6 February 2012.[4] The road upgrade was fully funded by the government of Uganda.[5] According to UNRA, completion is expected in December 2015.[6] In his 2016/2017 budget speech given on 9 June 2016, the president of Uganda listed this road as "completed".[7]
See also
- Uganda Oil Refinery
- Economy of Uganda
- Transport in Uganda
- Uganda–Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline
- List of roads in Uganda
References
- ^ GFC (12 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Ntungamo And Kagamba With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ GFC (12 July 2015). "Approximate Road Distance Between Kagamba And Ishaka With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Google (12 July 2015). "Location of Ishaka–Kagamba Road At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ UNRA (30 June 2012). "Ishaka–Kagamba Road (35.4Km): Executive Summary - Description of The Project". Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ UNRA (31 October 2014). "Progress On Ishaka-Kagamba Road". Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) via Facebook.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ UNRA (31 March 2015). "Uganda National Roads Authority: Update of Ongoing Major Projects" (PDF). Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ TLO (9 June 2016). "Uganda Budget Speech 2016/17: "Enhanced Productivity for Job Creation"". Tralac.org (TLO) Quoting Yoweri Museveni. Retrieved 29 August 2017.