Hoima–Butiaba–Wanseko Road

Hoima–Butiaba–Wanseko Road
Route information
Length: 69 mi (111 km)
History: Designated in 2015
Expected completion in 2018
Major junctions
South end: Hoima
  Butiaba
Buliisa
North end: Wanseko

Hoima–Butiaba–Wanseko Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the city of Hoima and the towns of Butiaba, Buliisa, and Wanseko on the shores of Lake Albert.[1]

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 111 kilometres (69 mi).[2] The road connects the Buseruka District to Hoima, the largest city in the Bunyoro sub-region. The coordinates of the road near Butiaba are:1°47'28.0"N, 31°23'05.0"E (Latitude:1.791111; Longitude:31.384722).[3]

Upgrading to bitumen

The government of Uganda 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 Turkey, has been selected, with the approval of the cabinet of Uganda, to carry out the improvements at a projected cost of approximately US $140 million (UGX:454 billion).[4]

Construction is expected to start during the 2015/16 financial year (1 July 2015 - 30 June 2016),[5] although the exact construction timeline had not been released as of June 2015.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rwothungeyo, Billy (2 January 2015). "Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko Road for Upgrade". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Approximate Road Distance Between Hoima And Wanseko With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Google (26 June 2015). "Location of Hoima Butiaba Wanseko Road Near Butiaba" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Musisi, Frederic (26 June 2015). "Minister, Kagina Hand-Pick Contractor". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Kasaija, Matia (11 June 2015). "Full Budget Speech 2015/2016". NTV Uganda. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

Coordinates: 01°47′28″N 31°23′05″E / 1.79111°N 31.38472°E / 1.79111; 31.38472

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