The Mityana–Mubende Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Mityana, in Mityana District and

Mubende Mubende is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mubende District and is the location of the district headquarters. Location Mubende is approximately , by road, west of Kampal ...

in Mubende District.

Location

The road starts at Mityana and travels westwards through Myanzi, Kawungera and Kitenga, to end at

, a distance of about . The coordinates of the road near Kawungera are 0°26'50.0"N, 31°41'25.0"E (Latitude:0.447221; Longitude:31.690283).

Overview

This road is an important transport corridor between Mubende District and Mityana District. This road is part of the Kampala–Mityana–Mubende–Fort Portal transport corridor and is part of the East African road network, connecting

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and

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. The road is the primarily transport route for tourists to

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Upgrading to bitumen

This road was upgraded to class II bituminous standard prior to 2008. In April 2021, Energo Project Company Uganda Limited was contracted by the Uganda National Roads Authority, at a cost of UGX:396 billion (approx. US$105 million), to widen the road from to , with shoulders, drainage channels and culverts and a strengthened road base. The surface is to be improved to asphalt-concrete. The total distance to be worked on is reported as . Under the same contract, the same road builder was contracted to tarmac an estimated of Mityana Town urban roads. The work is expected to continue until April 2024. This is then expected to be followed by the 12 months of contactor defects liability period.

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