Kampala–Hoima Road

The Kampala–Hoima Road is a road in the Central and Western regions of Uganda, connecting the cities of Kampala and Hoima. A section of this road, between Namungoona and Busunju, is being developed into the Kampala–Busunju Expressway.[1][2]

Kampala–Hoima Road
Route information
Length126 mi (203 km)
Major junctions
South endKampala
Major intersectionsNaakulabye
Nansana
Wakiso
Kakiri
Busunju
Bukomero
Kiboga
North endHoima
Location
CountryUganda
Highway system

Location

The road begins in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, running in a northwestern direction through six districts to end in Hoima, the headquarters of the country's nascent petrochemical industry,[3] a distance of approximately 202 kilometres (126 mi).[4]

Overview

The highway is an all-weather tarmac single carriageway road. It offers the most direct route from Kampala to the oil-rich Albertine region in the Western Region.[5]

Upgrade to tarmac

Before 2006, the road was gravel surfaced. The government of Uganda contracted for the road to be upgraded to class II bitumen surface with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts. The upgrade lasted until 2009.[1][6]

See also

References
  1. Infrastructure (5 June 2013). "Oil Sparks Roads Upgrade". Oilinuganda.com. Kampala. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. Biake, Prisca (8 February 2016). "Nansana road ready in three weeks". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. Waiswa, Baz (25 March 2013). "Uganda: Hoima Town, Heart of the Oil Kingdom". East African Business Week. Kampala. Retrieved 20 February 2016 – via AllAfrica.com.
  4. GFC (20 February 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Hoima, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. Kugonza, Peter (19 November 2015). "Hoima–Kampala Road Closed as River Kafu Floods". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. Nasasira, John (16 January 2011). "Nasasira: Do not judge our performance basing on sorry Kampala roads". The Observer. Kampala. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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