The Kyaliwajjala–Kira–Kasangati–Matugga Road, also Kyaliwajjala–Matugga Road or Kira–Matugga Road, is a road in the Central Region of

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, connecting the neighborhood of

Kyaliwajjala Kyaliwajjala is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda. Location Kyaliwajja is bordered by Namugongo to the northeast, Bweyogerere to the southeast, Naalya to the south, Najjera to the west ...

, in Kira Municipality in

Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is i ...

, to the town of

Matugga Matugga is an urban centre in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is a rapidly developing residential neighborhood in Gombe division of Nansana municipality in Wakiso District. Location The town located in Matugga sub-county, Kyaddondo ...

, also in Wakiso District. This road is part of the Kampala Outer Beltway Project.

Location

The road starts at

, along the

Kireka Kireka is the name of a township in Central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or ''Wards'' that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. The other five ''Wards'' in Kira Municipality are Bweyogerere Ward, Kimwaanyi Ward, Kira Ward ...

–

Namugongo Namugongo is a township in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Namugongo is in Kyaliwajjala Ward, in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, approximately north-east of Uganda's capital Kampala. The township is bordered by Nsasa to the north, ...

Road. It proceeds in a northwesterly direction to Downtown Kira. From there it continues northwestwards to

Kasangati Kasangati is a town in Nangabo sub-county, Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda. It also serves as the headquarters for Kyadondo County. The town is multi-lingual and is a " melting pot" of diverse cultures. Locations The town is ...

. At Kasangati, it crosses the

Kampala–Gayaza Road The Kampala–Gayaza Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala to the town of Gayaza in the Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles ...

and continues through Nangabo and Kiti, to end at

, on the

Kampala–Gulu Highway The Kampala–Gulu Highway, also Kampala–Gulu Road, is a road connecting the capital city of Kampala, in the Central Region, with the city of Gulu, the largest urban centre in the Northern Region of Uganda. Location The road starts in Kamp ...

, approximately from where it began.

Overview

The road is a busy transport corridor in northern ''Kyaddondo County'', linking rapidly expanding residential neighborhoods and business centers. Up until August 2020, most of the road was gravel-surfaced in varying stages of disrepair. That month, 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 ...

signed a construction contract with a

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contractor to upgrade the road to class II

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standard with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts.

Upgrade

The construction contract was awarded to

Chongqing International Construction Corporation China Chongqing International Construction Corporation (also known as CICO) is a Chinese construction and engineering company and subsidiary of Chongqing Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Group Co., Ltd. (CFTEC) It is known as a project contr ...

(CICO). Work includes widening the road to single carriageway standard. Five road junctions at

Kira Kira may refer to: People * Kira clan, a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) * Kira (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Kira Chikazane (1563–1588), Japanese retainer * Kira (German singer) (Janine ...

, Kiti and

will be improved and/or equipped with traffic signals. Each side of the road will get a bicycle and pedestrian lane. Automated solar security lights are to be installed along the entire of the road.

Funding and timeline

The construction contract is budgeted at approximately USh200 billion (approx. US$55 million). Work is expected to start during the fourth quarter of 2020 and last 36 months. Funding is 100 percent provided by the

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