Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule 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 towns of
Mpigi
Mpigi is a town in Mawokota County, Mpigi District, in Central Uganda. Mpigi is the municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters of Mpigi District. The district is named after the town.
Location
Mpigi is an important transit town locat ...
in Mpigi District to
Gombe in Butambala District,
Kabulasoke and
Maddu in Gomba District and
Sembabule
Sembabule (sometimes spelled Ssembabule) is a town in Sembabule District in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of the district and the site of the district headquarters.
Location ...
in Sembabule District.
Location
The road starts at
Mpigi
Mpigi is a town in Mawokota County, Mpigi District, in Central Uganda. Mpigi is the municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters of Mpigi District. The district is named after the town.
Location
Mpigi is an important transit town locat ...
, a town of 44,274,
about , southwest of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The road continues through four central Ugandan districts to end at Ssembabule, a total distance of about . The coordinates of the road near Kanoni are 0°10'26.0"N, 31°55'27.0"E (Latitude:0.173889; Longitude:31.924167).
Upgrading to bitumen
In October 2010,
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 ...
, a
parastatal
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...
, publicly announced that in 2011, it would begin upgrading of 32 different national roads in the country, from unsealed gravel surface to class II bitumen. This road was one of the roads on that list.
The road was divided into two sections; (a) Mpigi–Kanoni Road and (b) Kanoni–Sembabule Road . Work on both sections started in 2014, with expected completion in the second half of 2017. A related road, the Sembale–Villa Maria Road is under the same contract and work on that road is expected to begin in September 2015, with completion expected in 2018. Finding is 100 percent provided by the Ugandan government.
See also
*
Maddu
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List of roads in Uganda
The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority. The list is not exhaustive.
National roads
See also
* Economy of Uganda
* Transport in Uganda
* Kinshasa Highway
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Economy of Uganda
The economy of Uganda has great potential and appeared poised for rapid economic growth and development. Uganda is endowed with significant natural resources, including ample fertile land, regular rainfall, and mineral deposits.
Chronic politi ...
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Transport in Uganda Transport in Uganda refers to the transportation structure in Uganda. The country has an extensive network of paved and unpaved roads.
Roadways
As of 2017, according to the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda had about of roads, ...
References
External links
Uganda National Road Authority Homepage
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Roads in Uganda
Mpigi District
Butambala District
Gomba District
Sembabule District
Central Region, Uganda