Hoima–Butiaba–Wanseko Road is a road in the Western Region of

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, connecting the city of

Hoima Hoima is the second capital of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Hoima District. It is also the location of the palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro. Location Hoima is located approximately northwest of K ...

and the towns of Butiaba, Buliisa, and

Wanseko Wanseko, is a settlement in Western Uganda. Location Wanseko is located on the eastern shores of Lake Albert, in Buliisa District. It lies approximately , by road, north of the district headquarters at Buliisa. This is about , by road, north of ...

on the shores of Lake Albert. This is one of Uganda's critical oil roads because it facilitates oil exploration in the Albertine Graben, as well as tourism, due to its proximity to Kabalega National Park.

Location

The road starts at Hoima, and continues northwest through Butiaba and Buliisa and ending in Wanseko, in the oil-rich Albertine Graben, a distance of approximately . The road connects the Buseruka Parish to Hoima, the largest city in the

Bunyoro sub-region Bunyoro sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts: * Buliisa District * Hoima District * Kagadi District * Kakumiro District * Kibaale District * Kikuube District * Kiryandongo District * Masindi Distr ...

. The coordinates of the road near Butiaba are:01°47'28.0"N, 31°23'05.0"E (Latitude:1.791111; Longitude:31.384722).

Upgrading to bitumen

The

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has earmarked this road for upgrading through the conversion of the existing gravel road to bitumen surface and the building of bridges and drainage channels. Kolin Insaat, a construction firm from

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, was selected, with the approval of the

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, to carry out the improvements at a projected cost of approximately US$140 million (UGX:454 billion). Construction was expected to start during the 2015/16 financial year (1 July 2015 - 30 June 2016), although the exact construction timeline had not been released as of June 2015. Finally, the construction contract was awarded to

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(CICO), for a contract price of US$179,538,545.59. The contract was signed in January 2018. Civil works began in April 2018. Completion was initially planned for April 2021. The

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interrupted construction, although completion is still expected in 2021. In January 2022, the completed road was commissioned by

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, the President of Uganda, in the presence of

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, the Prime Minister of Uganda and

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, the Executive Director of

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References

External links

Uganda National Road Authority Homepage

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Location

Upgrading to bitumen

See also

References

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