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Kampala–Gayaza Road

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South end:
  
Kampala

Length
  
14.5 km

North end:
  
Gayaza

Major cities
  
Kampala, Gayaza

Kampala–Gayaza Road

The Kampala–Gayaza Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala to the town of Gayaza in the Wakiso District. The road is part of the 44 kilometres (27 mi) Kampala–Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road Project.

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Map of Gayaza -Kampala Rd, Kampala, Uganda

Location

The road starts at the roundabout on the Kampala-Bombo Road, 2 miles (3.2 km) from downtown Kampala. It continues through the Kaleerwe neighborhood, where it crosses the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway. It continues in a northeasterly direction through Kanyanya, Mpererwe, Luteete, Wampeewo, and Kasangati to end at Gayaza, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from its beginning.

Overview

The improvement to class II bitumen standard with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts was commissioned in 2008.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie along or near the road:

  • Kaleerwe, a neighborhood in the Kawempe Division of Kampala, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Kampala's central business district.
  • Kanyanya, a Kampala neighborhood, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Kampala.
  • Mpererwe, another neighborhood in Kampala, approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the city center.
  • Kasangati in Nangabo sub-county, Wakiso District, about 16.5 kilometres (10 mi) north of Kampala.
  • Gayaza High School, an all-girls middle and high school in the town of Gayaza, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the end of the Kampala–Gayaza Road.

    • References

    Kampala–Gayaza Road Wikipedia
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