Kampala–Bombo Expressway

Road in Uganda

00°28′28″N 32°31′06″E / 0.47444°N 32.51833°E / 0.47444; 32.51833
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The Kampala–Bombo Expressway is a proposed four-lane, dual carriage highway in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting, Kampala , the capital city, and Bombo, in Luweero District.[1]

Location

The road starts at Wandegeya in the Kawempe Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. It continues north through Bwaise, Kawempe, and Matugga to end at Bombo, in Luweero District, a distance of approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi).[2] The approximate coordinates of the road, near the town of Matugga are 0°28'28.0"N, 32°31'06.0"E (Latitude:0.474440; Longitude:32.518338).[3]

Overview

The government of Uganda plans to widen the current bitumen-surfaced road to a four-lane dual carriage highway, as part of efforts to decongest Kampala.[4] It is planned to fund the road construction under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement.[1]

Construction costs

As at February 2016, the construction budget for the highway has not been developed, pending finalization of road design.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b UNRA (12 February 2016). "Uganda Public Roads Projects: Kampala–Bombo Expressway". Kampala: Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ GFC (12 February 2016). "Distance between Wandegeya Market, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Bombo Police Station, Bombo, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ^ Google (12 February 2016). "Location of Kampala–Bombo Expressway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ^ Kasaija, Matia (11 June 2015). "2015/16 Budget speech". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala.
  5. ^ AIC (23 October 2013). "Ugandan government joins World Bank to build $1.5b road projects". Africainvestor.com (AIC). Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. ^ Musisi, Frederic (23 January 2016). "Work on Shs5 trillion Jinja Expressway to start in March". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

External links

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