Kampala–Bombo Expressway

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]

Kampala–Bombo Expressway
Route information
Length20.1 mi (32.3 km)
HistoryExpected designation TBD
Expected completion TBD
Major junctions
South endWandegeya
 
  • Bwaise, Kawempe, Kawanda
  • Matugga
    00°28′28″N 32°31′06″E
North endBombo
Highway system
Roads in Uganda

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. 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.
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