Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The budget committee of Parliament has approved a request to allocate 168 billion Shillings for the maintenance of roads that were affected by the 2019 heavy rains, across the country. The funds will be provided for in the financial year 2020/2021. Uganda received heavy …
Read More »UNRA works overnight to restore Masaka Road
Engineers Blame Masaka Road Defects to Poor Construction, Delayed Maintenance Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineers have pointed to poor construction and delayed maintenance as the likely causes of the defects being experienced on Masaka-Kampala highway barely six years after its reconstruction. The road caved in at Lwera …
Read More »KCCA releases mega roads plan for 2020
✳ KCCA plan ■ Five key new roads under construction ■ Signalization of 13 of 30 junctions set ■ Plan to construct & upgrade 300km of secondary & connecting roads ■ Renovation of Old Taxi Park Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) is promising city …
Read More »Major traffic operations launched on all road out of Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City roads are a bee hive of traffic as he festive season draws near. There is heavy traffic vehicles destined for upcountry areas. Hundreds of people were also spotted on Monday jostling through the busy streets to find alternative routes to avoid the heavy …
Read More »KCCA ED Kitaka tours city roads, says they are too old to be maintained
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acting Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority Engineer Andrew Kitaka has said plans are underway to fully rehabilitate more than 65km of the city’s roads because it’s no longer economical to maintain them under their age. Eng. Kitaka on Wednesday toured a couple of …
Read More »Wakiso district turns to KCCA for support to improve road network
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district authorities have turned to Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to seek support for the construction of roads connecting the two administrative units. Wakiso district engineer Sam Mwesigwa notes that the district has over 536 kilometres of roads, more than half of which are …
Read More »UGX 65 billion Gulu municipality roads commisioned
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 19 rehabilitated roads in Gulu Municipality have been commissioned. The 6.04km of roads were upgraded with 65 billion Uganda Shillings grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency – JICA. The rehabilitated roads are of Lagara Road, Prince Road, Coronation Road, Andrea Olal Road, Bank Lane, …
Read More »Poor state of Fort Portal roads anger users
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Fort Portal are protesting the poor state of roads in the area. The roads have developed deep galleys, large potholes filled with stagnant water, are slippery and others have broken culverts. The most affected roads include Maguru – Itara road that measures …
Read More »MP Oboth Oboth frustrated with delays to Jinja Expressway
➡ $1bn project ➡ 95 kilometres ➡ 8 lanes Nakawa-Kyambogo ➡ 6 lanes Kyambogo-Mukono ➡ 4 lanes Mukono to Jinja Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from eastern Uganda have protested against a plan by government to fund the construction of Kampala -Jinja expressway through a Public …
Read More »Entebbe Expressway security beefed up
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has tightened security along the Entebbe Expressway following the assassination of two people on Friday morning. Melina Tumukunde and Joshua Ruhegyera Ntereho were gunned down at Nambigirwa Bridge towards Mpala in Katabi Town Council in the wee hours of Friday morning. Corporal Davis …
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