Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road is a road in the Northern Region of

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, connecting the towns of

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in Kiryandongo District to Apac in Apac District,

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in Lira District,

Acholibur Acholibur is a town in Pader District in the Northern Region of Uganda. Location Acholibur is approximately , by road, south of Kitgum, the nearest large urban centre. The coordinates of Acholibur are 03°08'37.0"N, 32°54'49.0"E (Latitude:3.143 ...

in Pader District,

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in Kitgum District, and Musingo in Lamwo District at the international border with

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Location

The road starts at

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, a suburb of the town of Masindi Port, on the

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highway, about west of the

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. The road continues through five northern Ugandan districts to end at Musingo, a total distance of about . The coordinates of the road near Lira are 2°22'27.0"N, 32°56'04.0"E (Latitude:2.374167; Longitude:32.934444).

Upgrading to bitumen

In 2009, the Ugandan government commissioned a feasibility study and a detailed engineering design for this road and for the

Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road The Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Acholibur to the city of Gulu and the town of Olwiyo. Location The road starts at Acholibur, a small town on the Kitgum–Lira road, approxim ...

, both in northern Uganda. The reports became available in 2013. In February 2015, the upgrade from unsealed gravel surface to class II

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surface began. President

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commissioned the start of the project on 21 February 2015. The work on the from Acholibur to Musingo is assigned to

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. Work is expected to last three years. The road project is fully funded by the Ugandan government. The work on the Rwekunye to Acholibur section of the road will be commissioned at a later date. On 21 October 2020, President Museveni flagged off two other sections of the same road. The ''Rwekunye–Apac'' section was awarded to ''Sadeem Al Kuwait General Trading & Contracting Company'', of

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. The ''Apac–Lira–Purang’a'' section, measuring ) was awarded to ''Gulsan Insaat Sanayi Turizm Nakliyat Ve Tecaret A.S.'' of

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. The budgeted cost of renovating these two sections is USh735 billion (approximately (US$201 million). In February 2022, UNRA officials estimated the scope of work on this road as 80 percent complete.

References

External links

Uganda National Road Authority Homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rwekunye-Apac-Aduku-Lira-Kitgum-Musingo Road Roads in Uganda Lamwo District Kitgum District Pader District Lira District Apac District Kiryandongo District Acholi sub-region Lango sub-region Bunyoro sub-region Northern Region, Uganda Western Region, Uganda

Location

Upgrading to bitumen

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References

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