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==Overview==
==Overview==
Prior to 2008, the road had a bitumen surface in poor state. In 2008, the [[government of Uganda]], using funds borrowed from the [[European Union]] began upgrading the road to grade II bitumen surface with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. The work was contracted to Reynolds Construction Company of [[Nigeria]],<ref>{{cite web|date=14 May 2011 |
Prior to 2008, the road had a bitumen surface in poor state. In 2008, the [[government of Uganda]], using funds borrowed from the [[European Union]] began upgrading the road to grade II bitumen surface with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. The work was contracted to Reynolds Construction Company of [[Nigeria]],<ref>{{cite web|date=14 May 2011 |
url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/road-construction-workers-block-mbarara-masaka-highway |title=Road Construction Workers Block Mbarara -Masaka Highway|accessdate=13 February 2016|publisher=Uganda Radio Network | location=Kampala|last=Bindhe}}</ref> at a cost of Sh230 billion (approx.€70 million at that time).<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=13 February 2016| url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1185547/masaka-mbarara-road-repair-starts|title=Masaka-Mbarara road repair starts|date=4 July 2008 |
url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/road-construction-workers-block-mbarara-masaka-highway |title=Road Construction Workers Block Mbarara -Masaka Highway|accessdate=13 February 2016|publisher=Uganda Radio Network | location=Kampala|last=Bindhe}}</ref> at a cost of Sh230 billion (approx.€79 or US$104 million at that time).<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=13 February 2016| url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1185547/masaka-mbarara-road-repair-starts|title=Masaka-Mbarara road repair starts|date=4 July 2008 |
newspaper=[[New Vision]]|first=Ali|last=Mambule |location=Kampala}}</ref>
newspaper=[[New Vision]]|first=Ali|last=Mambule |location=Kampala}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://constructionreviewonline.com/2013/03/uganda-construction-of-the-masaka-mbarara-road/ |title=Construction Of The Masaka – Mbarara Road|date=27 March 2013 |accessdate=13 February 2016|last=CRO| publisher=Construction Review Online (CRO)}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 00:33, 14 February 2016

Masaka–Mbarara Road
Route information
Length95.8 mi (154.2 km)
HistoryDesignated in 2008
Completion in 2011
Major junctions
East endMasaka
Major intersectionsLyantonde
North endMbarara

The Masaka–Masaka Road is a road in the Central and Western Regions of Uganda, connecting the towns of Masaka in Masaka District, Central Region and Mbarara in Mbarara District, Western Region.

Location

The road starts at Masaka and goes through Lyantonde, and ends in Mbarara, a distance of babout 138 kilometres (86 mi).[1] The road improvements involved road extensions making the contract road length 154.2 kilometres (95.8 mi).[2] The coordinates of the road west of the town of Lyantonde are 0°26'00.0"S, 31°05'40.0"E (Latitude:-0.433343; Longitude:31.094438).[3]

Overview

Prior to 2008, the road had a bitumen surface in poor state. In 2008, the government of Uganda, using funds borrowed from the European Union began upgrading the road to grade II bitumen surface with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. The work was contracted to Reynolds Construction Company of Nigeria,[4] at a cost of Sh230 billion (approx.€79 or US$104 million at that time).[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ GFC (13 February 2016). "Distance between Masaka, Central Region, Uganda and Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ UNRA (13 February 2016). "Masaka-Mbarara Road (154.2km)". Kampala: Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Masaka–Mbarara Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ^ Bindhe (14 May 2011). "Road Construction Workers Block Mbarara -Masaka Highway". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ Mambule, Ali (4 July 2008). "Masaka-Mbarara road repair starts". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. ^ CRO (27 March 2013). "Construction Of The Masaka – Mbarara Road". Construction Review Online (CRO). Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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