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Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road

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South end:
  
Length
  
123.9 km

North end:
  
Major cities
  
Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road

History:
  
Designation in 2007Completed in 2010

The Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road is a road in Uganda, connecting the towns of Soroti in Soroti District, Dokolo in Dokolo District, and Lira in Lira District.

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Location

The road starts at Soroti (population 49,452), the largest town in Teso sub-region, Eastern Region of Uganda. It continues in a northwesterly direction, through Dokolo in Dokolo District, Lango sub-region, Northern Region, to end at Lira, in Lira District, a total distance of about 125 kilometres (78 mi). The coordinates of the road near Dokolo are 1°55'23.0"N, 33°09'28.0"E (Latitude:1.923056; Longitude:33.157778).

Upgrading to bitumen

In 2007, partly financed with a loan from the World Bank Group, the government of Uganda began improving the surface of this road to class II bitumen, with shoulders and drainage channels. Upgrading of the 62.6 kilometres (39 mi) Soroti-Dokolo section began in May 2007. Work on the 60.4 kilometres (38 mi) Dokolo-Lira section began a month later. The construction contract was awarded to China Roads and Bridge Corporation. The road works were completed four months ahead of schedule in 2010. The total construction bill for the project was USh:153.1 billion, with the 62.6 kilometres (39 mi) Soroti–Dokolo section costing USh:70.5 billion and the 60.4 kilometres (38 mi) Dokolo–Lira section billed at USh:82.6 billion.

References

Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road Wikipedia


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