The Kapchorwa–Suam Road, is a rural road in the Eastern Region of

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. The road links

Kapchorwa Kapchorwa is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, commercial, and administrative center of Kapchorwa District. Initially the present day Kapchorwa was known as the Sebei Region. Location The town of Kapchorwa is loca ...

, the district capital of

Kapchorwa District Kapchorwa District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kapchorwa is the district's main municipal, administrative, and commercial center, and is the site of the district headquarters. It is also the home district of Stephe ...

to Suam, at the international border with

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Location

The highway will start at Kapchorwa and continue in a general westerly direction to go through Kween in

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, then turn in a southeasterly direction to go through Bukwo in

Bukwo District Bukwo District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Bukwo is its main political, administrative, and commercial center and the site of the district headquarters. Location Bukwo District is bordered by Amudat District to t ...

and end at Suam, on the banks of the

Suam River The Turkwel River (sometimes spelled Turkwell River) is a river flowing from Mount Elgon on the border of Kenya and Uganda to Lake Turkana. The river is called the Suam River from its source to the border at West Pokot County of Kenya. The name Tu ...

, which forms the border between Uganda and Kenya. The total road distance is approximately . The coordinates of the road, southeast of the town of Kween are 01°25'03.0"N, 34°37'20.0"E (Latitude:1.417509; Longitude:34.622219).

Overview

The existing road is gravel surface. Most of the road lies within

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. The steep terrain becomes muddy and slippery during the wet season.

Updating to bitumen surface

As early as 2010, the

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, through

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), started planning to upgrade the road to grade II bitumen surface with shoulders and drainage channels. In the earlier years, loans were sought from the

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and the

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. In 2014, Kenyan print media reported that the governments of Kenya and Uganda were working together to develop the Kapchorwa–Suam Road in Uganda and the Suam–Endebess–Kitale–Eldoret Road in Kenya. UNRA and the Kenya National Highways Authority (KNHA) are jointly seeking funding from the

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to jointly develop that road corridor in order to promote trade between the two neighboring countries. It is anticipated that physical works will commence in the 2016/2017 financial year. The Ugandan section of the road will cost an estimated $80 million (UShs270 billion), funded by the African Development Bank and the government of Uganda. In August 2018,

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, the president of Uganda and

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, the deputy president of Kenya, officially kick-started the rehabilitation and improvement of this road. The projected cost estimate is US$105.76 million, financed by loans from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Development Fund (ADF) and counterpart funding by the Government of Uganda. The improvement to the road is expected to last 36 months. As of February 2022, the UNRA public relations officer estimated the completed section to amount to approximately 60 percent. At that time, full completion was contemplated in December 2022.

References

External links

Multinational: Uganda/Kenya: Kapchorwa-Suam-Endebess-Kitale-Eldoret Bypass Roads Project = Environmental And Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Summary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapchorwa-Suam Road Roads in Uganda Kapchorwa District Kween District Bukwo District Sebei sub-region Eastern Region, Uganda

Location

Overview

Updating to bitumen surface

See also

References

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