Bumbobi–Bubulo–Lwakhakha Road is a road in the
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of
Uganda, connecting the city of
Mbale to the town of
Lwakhakha at the International border with
Kenya.
Location
The road starts at Bumbobi, a suburb of the city of Mbale (2014 population: 92,857), the most populous city in Uganda's
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.
The road continues through
Nabumali and
Bubulo to end at
Lwakhakha, a total distance of about .
The road connects
Manafwa District to Mbale, the largest city in the
Bugisu sub-region. The coordinates of the road near Bubulo are 0°57'03.0"N, 34°16'17.0"E (Latitude:0.950833; Longitude:34.271389).
Upgrading to bitumen
The
government of Uganda
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requested funding from the
African Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade this road from gravel surface to class 2
bitumen
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surface. As required by Ugandan law and ADB guidelines, an environment assessment study was commissioned and its report published in 2013.
Construction was expected to start once funding was approved and a contractor was selected and hired. , project preparation was ongoing.
Construction
The construction contract was awarded to
China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), at a contract price of UGX:153.105 billion (approx. US$42 million). The engineering consultant was SGI Joint Venture. The civil works contract was signed on 26 September 2016. Permission to start work was granted in December 2016. Expected completion was in August 2019. Te project was jointly funded by the African Development Bank and the government of Uganda.
As of July 2020, completion was anticipated in September 2020.
In December 2020, the completed road was commissioned by
Yoweri Museveni, the president of Uganda at that time.
See also
*
Mbale District
*
List of roads in Uganda
*
Economy of Uganda
*
Transport in Uganda
References
External links
Uganda National Road Authority Homepage
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Roads in Uganda
Mbale District
Manafwa District
Namisindwa District
Bugisu sub-region
Eastern Region, Uganda