Kampala–Gayaza Road

Kampala–Gayaza Road
Route information
Length 9 mi (14 km)
Major junctions
South end Kampala
  Kaleerwe
Katalemwa
Mpererwe
Kasangati
North end Gayaza
Highway system
Roads in Uganda

The Kampala–Gayaza Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala to the town of Gayaza in the Wakiso District. The road is part of the 44 kilometres (27 mi) Kampala–Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road Project.[1][2]

Location

The road starts at the roundabout on the Kampala-Bombo Road, 2 miles (3.2 km) from downtown Kampala. It continues through the Kaleerwe neighborhood, where it crosses the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway. It continues in a northeasterly direction through Kanyanya, Mpererwe, Luteete, Wampeewo, and Kasangati to end at Gayaza, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from its beginning.[3]

Overview

The improvement to class II bitumen standard with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts was commissioned in 2008.[4]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie along or near the road:

  • Kaleerwe, a neighborhood in the Kawempe Division of Kampala, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Kampala's central business district.[5]
  • Kanyanya, a Kampala neighborhood, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Kampala.[6]
  • Mpererwe, another neighborhood in Kampala, approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the city center.[7]
  • Kasangati in Nangabo sub-county, Wakiso District, about 16.5 kilometres (10 mi) north of Kampala.[8]
  • Gayaza High School, an all-girls middle and high school in the town of Gayaza, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the end of the Kampala–Gayaza Road.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ UNRA (25 April 2016). "Uganda National Roads Authority: Kampala–Gayaza–Ziroobwe (44Km)". Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Vision Reporter (5 April 2011). "UNRA should complete Kampala–Gayaza Road properly". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (25 April 2016). "Distance between Yumus Inn, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Busika Stage, Gayaza - Zirobwe Road, Gayaza, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Vision Reporter (25 November 2008). "Gayaza Road gets tarmac". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  5. ↑ GFC (25 April 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kalerwe Market, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. ↑ GFC (25 April 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kanyanya, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  7. ↑ GFC (25 April 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Mpererwe, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  8. ↑ GFC (25 April 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kasangati, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  9. ↑ GFC (25 April 2016). "Distance between Gayaza-Manyangwa Junction, Gayaza, Central Region, Uganda and Gayaza High School, Gayaza, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 April 2016.

Coordinates: 00°25′38″N 32°35′57″E / 0.42722°N 32.59917°E / 0.42722; 32.59917

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