North end: Busega | Length 53.1 km | |
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History: Designated in 2012
Expected completion in 2016 South end: Entebbe International Airport | ||
The Entebbe–Kampala Expressway, also known as the "Kampala–Entebbe Expressway" or the "Entebbe–Kampala Highway", is a four-lane toll highway under construction in the Central Region of Uganda. The highway will link Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport, to Kampala, the country's capital and largest metropolitan area. Commissioning is planned for 2016.
Contents
- Map of Kampala Entebbe Rd Uganda
- Location
- Overview
- History
- Construction costs
- Developments
- Points of interest
- References
Map of Kampala - Entebbe Rd, Uganda
Location
The highway will start at Entebbe International Airport and continue to Abayita Ababiri, go through Akright City, Kajjansi, and Kabojja, and end at Busega, where it will join the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, a distance of approximately 37.23 kilometres (23.13 mi). A spur will branch off the highway at Kajjansi to connect to Munyonyo, a suburb of Kampala, located on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, a distance of about 14.13 kilometres (8.78 mi). The entire highway will be a four-lane, dual carriage expressway, with limited access. The coordinates of the expressway at Abayita Ababiri are 0°05'25.0"N, 32°29'35.0"E (Latitude:0.090278; Longitude:32.493056).
Overview
The existing road, known as the Kampala–Entebbe Road, or simply Entebbe Road, is narrow, congested, and poorly suited to handle the heavy traffic traversing it. The new expressway will be a toll-road, with vehicles that use it needing electronic billing devices.
History
In 2009, the government of Uganda (GOU) began consultations with the government of the People's Republic of China regarding the construction of a four-lane (dual-carriage) highway connecting Entebbe and Kampala. In November 2010, the two governments signed an agreement where the Chinese government, through the Exim Bank of China, would lend up to US$350 million for the construction of the highway, repayable over forty years.
The contract was awarded to China Communication Construction Company, which also constructed the Soroti-Lira Road. Construction began in 2012.
Construction costs
In 2012, the expressway was estimated to cost US$476 million (UGX:1.19 trillion). Of this, US$350 million (UGX:875 billion) is a loan from the Exim Bank of China at 2 percent annual interest. The remaining US$126 million (UGX:315 billion) will be provided by GOU. GOU has already, or will provide in the future, another UGX:123 billion to compensate land owners along the expressway route.
Developments
On 21 November 2012, the president of Uganda commissioned the beginning of construction of the highway at a ceremony at Kyengera, along the Kampala-Masaka road.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie close or near the Entebbe–Kampala Expressway: