Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road

Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road
Route information
Length: 23 mi (37 km)
History: Designated in 2014
Expected completion in 2016
Major junctions
North end: Ntungamo
South end: Mirama Hills

The Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Ntungamo and Mirama Hills, both in Ntungamo District.

Location

The road starts at Ntungamo and continues southeast, ending at Mirama Hills at the international border with Rwanda, a distance of approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi).[1] The coordinates of the road near Ruhaama are 0°59'07.0"S, 30°21'03.0"E (Latitude:-0.985278; Longitude:30.350833).[2]

Upgrading to bitumen

On 6 October 2014, President Yoweri Museveni officially commissioned the upgrading of this road to a bitumen surface. It is funded jointly by the government of Uganda (50 percent) and TradeMark East Africa, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (US$22 million). The road was expected to be ready for use in April 2016.[3][4] After delays related to land compensation, the expected completion date was moved to December 2016.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GFC (14 July 2015). "Approximate Distance Between Ntungamo And Mirama Hills With Route Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Google (14 July 2015). "Location of Ntungamo–Mirama Hills Road Near Ruhaama" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. ↑ TMEA (7 October 2014). "Ntungamo-Mirama Hills Ground Breaking road ceremony expected to boost cross border trade between Uganda And Rwanda". TradeMark East Africa (TMEA). Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Alfred Tumushabe, and Perez Rumanzi (8 October 2015). "Museveni commissions Ntungamo-Mirama Road". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Kanyesigye, Mark (7 December 2015). "Ntungamo Residents Finally Permit Road Construction Progress". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

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Coordinates: 00°59′07″S 30°21′03″E / 0.98528°S 30.35083°E / -0.98528; 30.35083

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