Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority – UNRA is impressed by the ongoing construction works on the critical oil roads in the Albertine graben. Eng. Christopher Manyindo, the Head of road development at Uganda National Roads Authority while monitoring the construction works on Wednesday evening with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District leaders are demanding for review of the current regulations of the Road Fund to improve on financing of routine and periodic maintenance of public roads. Government through the Uganda Road Fund-URF has since 2010, been facilitating routine and periodic maintenance of public roads …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents affected by the planned upgrade of the 256-kilometre road from Rwekunye through Masindi port via Apac, Lira up to Acholibur in Pader district have sued Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA. More than 170 residents of Rainbow trading centre, Iredha Shamber in Lira town are …
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Why the Expressway has not really eased the traffic Kampala, Uganda | JULIAN E. SABIITI | On the face of it, the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway has not lived up to its purpose – so far. Since President Yoweri Museveni officially launched it for public use it has attracted very little traffic. …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale Municipality Authorities have failed to implement a directive by Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to demolish permanent lockups along the Kabale-Mbarara Highway reserve. Traders from Kabale Central market have already occupied the newly built lockups at Kabale Police Barracks playgrounds and Kabale-Mbarara Highway reserve …
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Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and traders using Buyaga-Buluganya road in Bulambuli district rose up in protest on Tuesday over the sorry state of the road. They planted banana suckers on the road to express their dissatisfaction with the state of affairs. The road is unmotorable because of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has started temporal rehabilitation of Lira-Kamdini highway, which has been in an appalling state for over four years. The 67.9km highway is a major road in Lango and is also part of the Great north road that stretches from Busia, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority- UNRA has protested a decision by Kabale Municipality authorities to authorize the construction of permanent lockups in the road reserve. Traders operating in Kabale Central market are currently constructing permanent lockups at Kabale Police Barracks playground and in the road reserve …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Lamwo district have faulted Uganda National Roads Authority [UNRA] over failure to repair Madi-Opei-Agoro road. The murram road stretches 15 kilometers through the villages of Oriang in Madi-Opei Sub County, Ywaya and Loremebenge in Agoro sub county. The leaders say the road has not …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA Kabale Branch has suspended 17 casual laborers until further notice for demanding their unpaid wages. It comes a few days after about 100 casual laborers complained last week that they haven’t received their pay from March 2019. The affected laborers include …
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