Masaka–Mutukula Road is a road in the Central Region of

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

, connecting the town of

Masaka Masaka is a city in the Buganda Region of Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District. Location Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The city is close to the Equator ...

, in

Masaka District Masaka District is a district in Buganda Kingdom in Uganda. Its main town is Masaka City, whose estimated population in 2011 was 74,100. Location The district is bordered by Bukomansimbi District to the north-west, Kalungu District to the north, ...

, to the border town of Mutukula in

Rakai District Rakai District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Rakai is the site of the district's headquarters. Location Rakai District borders Lyantonde District to the northwest, Lwengo District to the north, Kyotera District to ...

Location

The road stars in Masaka, near the Uganda Police barracks, where this road forms a T-junction with ''Broadway Road''. The road continues in a southwesterly direction, through

Kalisizo Kalisizo is a town in the southern part of the Central Region of Uganda. Although it is the leading commercial center in Kyotera District, the administrative headquarters of the district are in Kasaali. Location Kalisizo lies on the main highwa ...

Kyotera Kyotera is a town in the southern part of the Central Region of Uganda. It is a municipality in Kyotera District. However, the district headquarters are located at Kasaali. Location Kyotera is located in the newly-created Kyotera District. It l ...

and ends in Mutukula, at the international border with

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

, a total length of about .

Overview

This road is part of the East African Community Road Network Project. It is the main road transport corridor between Uganda and Tanzania. The road is divided into two sections: (a) Masaka–Kyotera section, which measures , was built in 1960s and has begun to deteriorate and (b) Kyotera–Mutukula section, measuring , was originally constructed in the 1960s and was upgraded to class II bitumen standards in 2003 with a loan from the

African Development Bank The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies i ...

(AfDB). Section (b) was in good condition, as of 2006, while section (a) was in need of an upgrade.

Upgrade and expansion

In January 2020, the

government of Uganda Uganda is a presidential republic in which the President of Uganda is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government business. There is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is ...

began preparations to upgrade and expand the road, using funds sourced from the

. The single-carriageway road will be upgraded to class II bitumen surface, with culverts and drainage channels. The road width will be increased to . In the town of

, the width will be further increased to accommodate a parking lane.

References

External links

Website of Uganda National Roads Authority
{{DEFAULTSORT:Masaka-Mutukula Road Roads in Uganda Masaka District Kyotera District

Location

Overview

Upgrade and expansion

See also

References

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