The Mbarara Northern Bypass Road is a road that bypasses the northern part of

Mbarara City Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyaka ...

Location

The road is located in

, in the Western Region of

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. It starts from

Makenke Makenke is a neighborhood within Mbarara City, in the Western Region of Uganda. Location Makenke is located in Kakiika Parish, in Kakiika sub-county, approximately , by road, north-east of Mbarara city's central business district, along the ...

Kakiika Division Kakiika Division is one of the six administrative divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality in Uganda. The six divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality include, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Kakoba Division, Biharwe Division, Kaki ...

, across from the Coca-Cola plant, then it continues northwards to Rwebishuri before reaching Nkokonjeru. The road will then pass through a valley next to Ruharo hill. After crossing River Rwizi, the bypass ends at Katatumba Resort along Kabale road. The road covers about in length. The geographical coordinates of the bypass road are 0°34'53.0"S, 30°39'30.0"E (Latitude:-0.581389; Longitude:30.658333).

Overview

The road was developed and constructed to decongest the central business district of

, by providing an alternative route for large cargo trucks destined for

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, Rwanda, Burundi, or the

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. The construction of this road was launched by President

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on 1 March 2015. Original commissioning of the completed road was planned for April 2017, but additional work of , required a contract extension.

Construction costs

The road was expected to cost about €170 million (US$210 million), of which the

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was expected to lend about €122 million (US$144 million), with the Uganda government funding the remaining amount €45 million (US$55 million). In March 2015, the

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began construction. During the budget speech for the financial year 2018/2019, read on 14 June 2018, Matia Kasaija, the Uganda Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development announced that the road had been completed.

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