Kampala–Busunju Expressway is a planned road in the Central Region of Uganda. The road would connect the county's capital city,

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...

, to the town of Busunju in

Mityana District The Mityana District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The district was created in 2005, by taking the Mityana and Busujju counties from Mubende District. Mityana is the site of the district headquarters. Location The Mityana Di ...

Location

The expressway would start at the Namungoona roundabout on the

Kampala Northern Bypass Highway The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, often referred to as the Northern Bypass, is a road in Uganda. It forms a semicircle across the northern suburbs of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, capital and largest city. The road was constructed to reliev ...

and proceed in a northwesterly direction through Nansana,

Wakiso Wakiso is a city in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda. It is the headquarters of Wakiso District. Geography Wakiso is located on the Kampala–Hoima Road, Kampala–Hoima Highway, approximately north-west of Kampala, Ugan ...

and Kakiri in Wakiso District, to end at Busunju, in Mityana District, a distance of approximately

Background

The proposed expressway forms part of Kampala–Hoima Road. As at February 2016, the existing road between Kampala and Busunju is a

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-surfaced, two lane road in deteriorating condition. The road is congested and accident prone.

Expansion to expressway

As part of efforts to decongest Kampala, and as part of efforts to develop road infrastructure to the oil-rich Albertine region, the

government of Uganda The politics of Uganda occurs in an Authoritarianism, authoritarian context. Since assuming office in 1986 at the end of the Ugandan Bush War, Ugandan civil war, Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda as an Autocracy, autocrat. Political party, Politi ...

plans to expand this road from two lanes to a four-lane dual carriageway. Bids have been advertised for a consultant to carry out a feasibility study, design the expressway and perform an environment impact assessment. A public-private partnership arrangement is planned in developing and funding the expressway.

References

External links

Uganda National Road Authority Homepage

Government Seeks to Widen Road Reserves to 8 Meters
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