The Kampala–Mityana Road is a road in the
Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
to the town of
Mityana in
Mityana District
The Mityana District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The district was created in 2005, by taking the Mityana and Busujju counties from Mubende District. Mityana is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
The Mityana Di ...
.
Location
The road begins in the
Busega neighborhood, in
Lubaga Division
Rubaga Division, also Lubaga Division, is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Rubaga, where the division headquarters are located.
Location
Rubaga Division lies in the western part of ...
, northwestern Kampala. It continues through
Buloba
Buloba is an urban area in Wakiso District in the Central Region, Uganda, Buganda Region of Uganda. The area is primarily a middle-class residential neighborhood.
Location
Buloba is on the Asphalt concrete, tarmacked Kampala–Mityana Road. It i ...
, Bujuuko, and Zigoti, to end at
Masaka
Masaka is a city in the Central Region, Uganda, Buganda Region in Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District.
Location
Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The ...
, a distance of approximately .
Overview
Prior to 2009, the road was gravel surfaced, in poor condition. As far back as 2003, the
government of Uganda
The politics of Uganda occurs in an Authoritarianism, authoritarian context. Since assuming office in 1986 at the end of the Ugandan Bush War, Ugandan civil war, Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda as an Autocracy, autocrat. Political party, Politi ...
planned to upgrade the road surface.
Upgrade to bitumen surface
In 2009, work to upgrade the road surface to grade II bitumen class, with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. The road was divided into two sections: (a)
Busega–
Muduuma, measuring , was contracted to
Spencon Services Limited with Stirling Civil Engineering Limited (b) Muduuma–Mityana, measuring , was contracted to Dott Services Limited. Lea International Limited (Canada) was the supervising contractor for both sections. The road was successfully completed in 2012.
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 Highwa ...
References
External links
Website of Uganda National Roads Authority
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Roads in Uganda
Wakiso District
Mpigi District
Mityana District
Transport in Kampala