Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road

Soroti–Dokolo–Soroti Road
Route information
Length: 77 mi (124 km)
History: Designation in 2007
Completed in 2010
Major junctions
South end: Soroti
  Dokolo
North end: Lira

The Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road is a road in Uganda, connecting the towns of Soroti in Soroti District, Dokolo in Dokolo District, and Lira in Lira District.

Location

The road starts at Soroti (population 49,452),[1] the largest town in Teso sub-region, Eastern Region of Uganda. It continues in a northwesterly direction, through Dokolo in Dokolo District, Lango sub-region, Northern Region, to end at Lira, in Lira District, a total distance of about 125 kilometres (78 mi).[2] The coordinates of the road near Dokolo are 1°55'23.0"N, 33°09'28.0"E (Latitude:1.923056; Longitude:33.157778).[3]

Upgrading to bitumen

In 2007, partly financed with a loan from the World Bank Group, the government of Uganda began improving the surface of this road to class II bitumen, with shoulders and drainage channels. Upgrading of the 62.6 kilometres (39 mi) Soroti-Dokolo section began in May 2007. Work on the 60.4 kilometres (38 mi) Dokolo-Lira section began a month later.[4] The construction contract was awarded to China Roads and Bridge Corporation.[5] The road works were completed four months ahead of schedule in 2010.[6] The total construction bill for the project was USh:153.1 billion, with the 62.6 kilometres (39 mi) Soroti–Dokolo section costing USh:70.5 billion and the 60.4 kilometres (38 mi) Dokolo–Lira section billed at USh:82.6 billion.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ UBOS (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ↑ GFC (30 August 2015). "Map Showing Soroti And Lira With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Google (30 August 2015). "Location of Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Kiwawulo, Chris (29 March 2007). "Soroti-Lira Road Works for May". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Nankya, Vivian (7 June 2009). "Soroti-Lira road to be ready on time". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ↑ UNRA (2010). "Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road (123 Km)". Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Sseppuya, Mikaili (30 April 2008). "Soroti-Dokolo road repair to cost sh70.5b". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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Coordinates: 01°55′23″N 33°09′28″E / 1.92306°N 33.15778°E / 1.92306; 33.15778

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