Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road

The Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Ntungamo and Mirama Hills, both in Ntungamo District.[1]

Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road
Route information
Length23 mi (37 km)
HistoryDesignated in 2014
Completion in 2017.[1]
Major junctions
North endNtungamo
South endMirama Hills
Highway system
Roads in Uganda

Location

The road starts at Ntungamo and continues southeast, ending at Mirama Hills at the international border with Rwanda, a distance of approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi).[2] The coordinates of the road near Ruhaama are 0°59'07.0"S, 30°21'03.0"E (Latitude:-0.985278; Longitude:30.350833).[3]

Upgrading to bitumen

On 6 October 2014, President Yoweri Museveni officially commissioned the upgrading of this road to a bitumen surface. It is funded jointly by the government of Uganda (50 percent) and TradeMark East Africa, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (US$22 million). The road was expected to be ready for use in April 2016.[4][5] After delays related to land compensation, the expected completion date was moved to December 2016.[6] In September 2017, The EastAfrican, reported that the road had been completed.[1]

See also

References
  1. Asiimwe, Dicta (27 September 2017). "New road opens access to border post". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. GFC (14 July 2015). "Distance between Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda and Mirama Hills, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. Google (14 July 2015). "Location of Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road Near Ruhaama" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. TMEA (7 October 2014). "Ntungamo-Mirama Hills Ground Breaking road ceremony expected to boost cross border trade between Uganda And Rwanda". TradeMark East Africa (TMEA). Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. Alfred Tumushabe, and Perez Rumanzi (8 October 2015). "Museveni commissions Ntungamo-Mirama Road". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. Kanyesigye, Mark (7 December 2015). "Ntungamo Residents Finally Permit Road Construction Progress". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

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