Kayunga–Busaana–Nabuganyi Road

Kayunga–Busaana–Nabuganyi Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Kayunga to the town of Nabuganyi, on the western bank of the Victoria Nile, adjacent to the Isimba Hydroelectric Power Station.[1]

Kayunga–Busaana–Nabuganyi Road
Route information
Length13 mi (21 km)
HistoryDesignation in 2020
Expected completion in 2021
Major junctions
West endKayunga
 Busaana
East endNabuganyi
Highway system
Roads in Uganda

Location

The road starts at Kayunga, the headquarters of Kayunga District. The road continues in a general north-easterly direction to Busaana and continues in the same direction to Nabuganyi, adjacent to Isimba Power Station, a distance of approximately 20.5 kilometres (13 mi).[1]

Overview

This road is intended to ease travel from Kayunga District in the Buganda Region to Kamuli District in the Eastern Region of Uganda. A bridge, also under construction, about 1 mile (2 km) downstream of the Isimba Dam, will connect to Mbulamuti and ultimately to Kamuli.[2]

Upgrading to bitumen

Prior to the construction of the Isimba Dam, the entire road from Kayunga to the Nile River was murram-surfaced in poor condition. In January 2020, work began on tarmacking this road to class 2 bitumen with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. The construction contract was awarded to Abubaker Technical Services Limited, a Ugandan company in collaboration with Malaysian company that will manufacture, supply and supervise the probase used in stabilizing the soil on this project. The tarmacking is funded by the Ugandan government.[1]

Other considerations

Besides the tarmacking of this road and the construction of the Isimba Bridge over the Nile, two other infrastructure developments are either ongoing or in the planning stages. The first one is a water purification system to supply potable water to the towns of Kayunga and Kamuli and the communities in between, using water drawn from the River Nile. The project, funded by the government of Uganda, was ongoing, as of November 2018.[3]

The second related project, is the tarmacking of the 16 kilometres (10 mi) Mbulamuti-Kamuli Road. According to the New Vision newspaper, the work is to be performed by China International Water & Electric Corporation, the same company that built the Isimba Dam and is building the 3.5 kilometres (2 mi) Isimba Bridge.[4]

References
  1. Fred Muzaale (17 April 2020). "Kayunga Road Projects Stall Amid Virus Crisis". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. Misairi Thembo Kahungu (12 February 2020). "Isimba Bridge Project In Jeopardy As Government, Contractor Disagree". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. Fred Muzaale (22 November 2018). "Busaana-Kayunga Water Project Stalls Over Funds". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. New Vision (21 March 2019). "Isimba To Link Kayunga, Kamuli". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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