Kamuli–Bukungu Road

Kamuli–Bukungu Road
Route information
Length42 mi (68 km)
HistoryDesignated in 2021
Completion in 2024
Major junctions
South endKamuli
Major intersectionsNawantale
Iringa
Kidera
North endBukungu
Location
CountryUganda
Highway system

The Kamuli–Bukungu Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Kamuli in Kamuli District to Bukungu in Buyende District, on the shores of Lake Kyoga, adjacent to where the Victoria Nile enters that lake. This road, together with the connecting Jinja-Kamuli-Mbulamuti Road, forms a continuous transport corridor, connecting the northern shores of Lake Nalubaale to the southern shores of Lake Kyoga.[1][2]

Location

The road starts in Kamuli town and travels in a general northwesterly direction through Nawantale, Iringa, and Kidera to end at Bukungu, approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi) northwest of Kamuli.[3] The geographical coordinates of the road at the town of Iringa are: 01°16'18.0"N, 33°01'44.0"E (Latitude:1.271667; Longitude:33.028889).[4]

Overview

This is a rural road that passes through some of the poorest neighborhoods in the country. As of July 2021, the entire road is gravel surface in various stages of disrepair. During the dry season, it is potholed and dusty. Then when it rains the road is slippery, gullied and muddy. This road has been on the to-do list of the government of Uganda since 2001, but tarmacking has not been done.[2][5]

Upgrade to bitumen surface

In 2021 the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) began the process of procuring a contractor to improve the road to class II bitumen standard, with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. UNRA views the entire 129 kilometres (80 mi) Jinja-Bukungu Road as one project. However, UNRA will tender the Jinja-Kamuli section separately from the Kamuli-Bukungu section; two separate contractors will be hired.[6]

References

  1. ^ New Vision (2020). "Kadaga wants Busoga roads built". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Daily Monitor (9 January 2018). "Busoga in 17-year wait for tarmacking of Kamuli-Bukungu road". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Road Distance Between Kamuli, Uganda And Bukungu, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Location of Kamuli–Bukungu Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ Reacheal Wambuzi (31 July 2020). "Buyende Residents Irked by Poor State of Roads". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ Tausi Nakato (29 April 2021). "Works on Jinja-Kamuli road to start". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 28 July 2021.