The Ishaka–Kagamba Road is a road in the
Western Region of
Uganda
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, connecting the town of
Kagamba in
Ntungamo District
Ntungamo District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it named after its 'chief town', Ntungamo, the location of the district headquarters. Ntungamo was elevated to a district on 5th May 1993.
Overview
In the past, Ntun ...
with
Ishaka in
Bushenyi District
Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Bushenyi District is bordered by Rubirizi District to the n ...
.
Location
The road starts at Kagamba, west of
Ntungamo
Ntungamo is a town in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Ntungamo District and the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Ntungamo is about , by road, southwest of the city of Mbarara, the larges ...
, on the road to
Rukungiri, and continues north through Kitagata in
Sheema District
Sheema District is a district in Western Uganda.
Location
Sheema District is bordered by Buhweju District to the north, Mbarara District to the east, Ntungamo District to the south, Mitooma District to the southwest and Bushenyi District to t ...
and Kashenyi in Bushenyi District, to end in Ishaka, a distance of approximately . The road connects traffic from
Rwanda,
Burundi, and southwestern Uganda, that is destined for the oil-rich Albertine graben, directly with the Mbarara-Katunguru highway. The coordinates of the road near Kitagata are 0°40'33.0"S, 30°09'18.0"E (Latitude:-0.6758; Longitude:30.1550).
Upgrading to bitumen
The
government of Uganda has earmarked this road for upgrading through the conversion of the existing gravel road to
bitumen surface and the building of bridges and drainage channels. CODA & Partners, a
Kenya
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n company, designed the road. The final detailed design project report was submitted to the
Uganda National Roads Authority
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is a government agency mandated to develop and maintain the national roads network, advise the government on general roads policy, contribute to the addressing of national transport concerns, and perform ...
(UNRA) in November 2010. A consortium of General Nile Company for Roads & Bridges, from
Egypt
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, and Dott Services Limited, from Uganda, won the bid to build the road for USh 97,476,095,241. Consulting engineering and supervision services were procured from a consortium of LEA International Limited of
Canada
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in joint venture with LEA Associates South Asia Private Limited from
India
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in association with KOM Consult Limited of Uganda for approximately US$2,141,850. Construction began on 6 February 2012. The road upgrade was fully funded by the government of Uganda. According to UNRA, completion is expected in December 2015. In his 2016/2017 budget speech given on 9 June 2016, the president of Uganda listed this road as "completed".
See also
*
Uganda Oil Refinery
The Uganda Oil Refinery is a planned crude oil refinery in Uganda.
Location
The refinery will be built on a piece of land in Kabaale Township, Buseruka Sub-county, Hoima District, Western Region, near the international border with the Democr ...
*
Economy of Uganda
The economy of Uganda has great potential and appeared poised for rapid economic growth and development. Uganda is endowed with significant natural resources, including ample fertile land, regular rainfall, and mineral deposits.
Chronic politi ...
*
Transport in Uganda Transport in Uganda refers to the transportation structure in Uganda. The country has an extensive network of paved and unpaved roads.
Roadways
As of 2017, according to the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda had about of roads, ...
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Uganda–Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline
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List of roads in Uganda
The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority. The list is not exhaustive.
National roads
See also
* Economy of Uganda
* Transport in Uganda
*Kinshasa Highway ...
References
External links
How Dott Services perfected the Ishaka-Kitagata-Kagamba Road WorksUganda National Road Authority Homepage
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Roads in Uganda
Bushenyi District
Sheema District
Ntungamo District
Ankole sub-region
Western Region, Uganda
Petroleum infrastructure in Uganda