South end: Atiak Length 104.6 km | North end: Afoji | |
History: Designated in 2011
Expected completion TBD Major cities Atiak, Adjumani, Afoji, Moyo Town | ||
The Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afonji Road is in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Atiak, Adjumani, Moyo, and Afoji at the international border with South Sudan.
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Location
From Atiak in the Amuru District on the Gulu–Nimule Road, the road proceeds northwesterly to Adjumani, the headquarters of the Adjumani District. It then continues northwards, crossing the Albert Nile at Laropi and continuing to Moyo, the headquarters of Moyo District and on to the settlement of Afoji at the border with South Sudan. The road length measures approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi).
Overview
During the rainy season, the bitumen-surfaced road develops gulleys and becomes difficult and sometimes impossible to navigate.
History
Beginning in 1998, the government of Uganda began to solicit feasibility and impact assessment studies concerning the rehabilitation of this road.
When the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was formed in 2008, this road came under its supervision.
In December 2010, UNRA awarded a contract to Spencon Services Limited to carry out "construction of the bridge structures, box culverts and ferry landing sites" on this road, at a contract price of UGX:15.95 billon. The work lasted one year.