West end: Bumbobi Length 45.1 km | East end: Lwakhakha Major cities Lwakhakha, Uganda, Mbale | |
History: Expected Designation in 2016
Expected completion in 2019 | ||
Bumbobi–Bubulo–Lwakhakha Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the city of Mbale to the town of Lwakhakha at the International border with Kenya.
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Location
The road starts at Bumbobi, a suburb of the city of Mbale (2014 population: 96,189), the most populous city in the eastern region. The road continues through Nabumali and Bubulo to end at Lwakhakha, a distance of about 45 kilometres (28 mi). The road connects Manafwa District to Mbale, the largest city in the Bugisu sub-region. The coordinates of the road near Bubulo are 0°57'03.0"N, 34°16'17.0"E (Latitude:0.950833; Longitude:34.271389).
Upgrading to bitumen
The government of Uganda has requested funding from the African Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade this road from gravel surface to class 2 bitumen surface. As required by Ugandan law and ADB guidelines, an environment assessment study was commissioned and its report published in 2013. Construction is expected to start once funding is approved and a contractor is selected and hired. As of November 2014, project preparation was ongoing.