KCCA to upgrade 5 more city roads
The Fairway Junction has been improved upon. More 5 roads are to be worked upon. COURTESY PHOTO
What you need to know:
- According to KCCA’s website, the five roads are in the second batch of the second Kampala Infrastructural Institutional Development Project (KIIDP-2).
- Mr Peter Kaujju, the KCCA director of public and corporate affairs told Daily Monitor on Monday that upgrade of the five roads starts next month.
In a bid to improve urban mobility, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is set to upgrade more city roads whose current status is alarming.
The roads are; Nakawa-Ntinda Road (including Ntinda Junction), John Babiha Road/Acacia Avenue, Kabuusu-Bunamwaya-Lweza Road, Kulambiro Rig Road and Lukuli Road.
According to KCCA’s website, the five roads are in the second batch of the second Kampala Infrastructural Institutional Development Project (KIIDP-2).
Mr Peter Kaujju, the KCCA director of public and corporate affairs told Daily Monitor on Monday that upgrade of the five roads starts next month.
“Under this project, we shall renovate all city rods to ensure easy mobility of our people and also reduce traffic jam. The roads which we have so far upgraded have tremendously improved traffic in the city,” he said.
The Shs677bn five-year project is funded by World Bank and also involves improving road junctions and upgrading drainage channels in the city.
Some of the roads that have since been upgraded include Makerere Hill Road and Kira Road. The Bakuli-Kasubi Road is still under construction.
Out of the 2110 kilo meters of Kampala’s road network, only 500 kilo meters are paved while the rest are unpaved according to KCCA statistics.
Mr Godfrey Byaru, a resident of Rubaga, expressed excitement about the development, saying that the Lweza-Kabusu Road has been a mess for a very long time.
“I can’t wait to see the road upgraded because this will definitely improve traffic which has been a problem for many years,” he said.
Ronald Balimwezo, the Nakawa division mayor said that the bad roads in Nakawa affect many businesses in the area.
“Nakawa division has many industries and these can’t fully operate if the road network is poor. We are happy that KCCA has now embarked on upgrading the roads which had been isolated,” he said.
