Jinja–Kamuli–Mbulamuti Road

Jinja–Kamuli–Mbulamuti Road
Route information
Length53 mi (85 km)
HistoryDesignated in 2012
Completion in 2016
Major junctions
South endJinja
Major intersectionsBuwenge
North endKamuli
Location
CountryUganda
Highway system

Jinja–Kamuli–Mbulamuti Road is a road in Eastern Uganda, connecting the towns of Jinja in Jinja District and Kamuli in Kamuli District. A spur of the road extends from Kamuli to Mbulamuti on the shores of the Victoria Nile.[1]

Location

The road starts in Jinja, the largest town in Busoga sub-region. The road travels in a general northward direction through Buwenge, Nawanyago and Naminage, to end at Kamuli, approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) north of Jinja.[2] A spur, measuring approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) extends southwest from Kamuli to Mbulamuti, on the eastern shores of the Victoria Nile.[3] The coordinates of the road at Buwenge are:0°39'16.0"N, 33°10'01.0"E (Latitude:0.654448; Longitude:33.166942).[4]

Overview

This road, parts of which have been gravel surfaced with other parts in various stages of deteriorating tarmac surface, has over the years, undergone periodic remedial repairs to preserve operability.[5]

Due to the road's poor surface, it is potholed and dusty when it is dry. During the rainy season, the road is muddy, gullied and slippery. The government of Uganda has voiced plans to tarmac this road, but without carrying out the task, since 2001.[6]

Upgrade to bitumen surface

In April 2021, 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 Road section separately from the Kamuli–Bukungu Road section. Therefore two separate contractors will be hired.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Imaka, Isaac (5 January 2016). "Museveni recycling pledges to woo voters, say analysts". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Road Distance Between Jinja, Eastern Region, Uganda and Kamuli, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Distance Between Kamuli, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbulamuti, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Location of Jinja–Kamuli–Mbulamuti Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ^ Donald Kiirya (17 February 2012). "Jinja Residents Riot Over Road". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 27 January 2016) on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ Daily Monitor (9 January 2018). "Busoga in 17-year wait for tarmacking of Kamuli-Bukungu road". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ Tausi Nakato (29 April 2021). "Works on Jinja-Kamuli road to start". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 28 July 2021.


00°39′16″N 33°10′01″E / 0.65444°N 33.16694°E / 0.65444; 33.16694