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Bitumen shortage threatens KCCA’s December roadworks deadline

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The shortage of bitumen and delays in relocating utility services could derail Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) target of completing most ongoing road construction works by December 2026. KCCA says construction has progressed well across several divisions, but contractors still need bitumen to surface some …

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10 arrested for theft of road construction materials

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kagadi police are holding 10 people accused of breaking into the site of Shengli Engineering Construction group. The suspects whose identities have been withheld by police for fear of jeopardizing their investigations are accused of stealing 25 drums of bitumen from the site in the …

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Road materials testing lab constructed in Fort Portal

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A regional facility supposed to test the quality of road materials is under construction in Fort Portal. The laboratory located in Boma, Fort Portal Municipality will be used for testing road materials that include soils, gravel, bitumen, and rocks. It was constructed under the Uganda …

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