Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road is a road in Eastern Uganda, connecting the towns of Tororo in
Tororo District
Tororo District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Tororo hosts the district headquarters.
Location
Tororo District is bordered by Mbale District to the north, Manafwa District to the north-east, Kenya to the east, Busi ...
to Mbale in
Mbale District
Mbale District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after the largest city in the district, Mbale, which also serves as the main administrative and commercial center in the sub-region.
Location
Mbale District is bordered by Sironko Distri ...
and Soroti in
Soroti District
Soroti District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its chief municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters, Soroti, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Soroti District is bordered by Amuria District to th ...
.
Location
The road starts at
Tororo
Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District.
History
Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army's Air and Sea Battalion during the Uganda–Tanzania War ( ...
and goes through
Mbale
Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region.
Location
Mbale is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capita ...
,
Bukedea
Bukedea is a town in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Bukedea District, and the district headquarters are located there.
Location
Bukedea is situated on the ...
, and
Kumi before ending in
Soroti
Soroti is a city in Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main City, commercial, and administrative center in curved out of Soroti District, one of the nine administrative districts in the Teso sub-region. Soroti City was immediately approved f ...
, a distance of about . The coordinates of the road north of Mbale are:1°08'20.0"N, 34°09'54.0"E (Latitude:1.138889; Longitude:34.165000).
Overview
In 2010 the road, previously gravel surfaced, began to undergo upgrades to class II bitumen surface and installation of shoulders and drainage channels. Dott Services Limited of Uganda, was selected as the main contractor.
The road comprises two sections; the Tororo–Mbale Road, measuring , and the Mbale–Soroti Road measuring .
The Mbale–Soroti Section, which cost USh108 billion, was commissioned on 27 July 2015. The Tororo-Mbale Section, whose renovation price was USh63.8 billion was commissioned in August 2015. The renovations were 100% funded by the Ugandan government.
Unsatisfactory work
When UNRA officials inspected this road in June 2016, prior to certifying the work as complete, they found it unsatisfactory. The contractor, ''Dott Services Limited'', will have to repair the defects before collecting the USh60 billion final payment.
See also
*
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
...
References
External links
The Secret to Museveni’s 2016-2021 Schemes Lies In Tororo-Mbale Road
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Roads in Uganda
Soroti District
Kumi District
Ngora District
Bukedea District
Mbale District
Tororo District
Teso sub-region
Bugisu sub-region
Eastern Region, Uganda