NATIONAL NEWS NEW VISION, Friday, April 7, 2017 9 THE EXPRESSWAY FORMS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE GREATER KAMPALA METROPOLITAN AREA

By Pascal Kwesiga

Travellers from some towns in northern Uganda heading to Kampala Three routes proposed for enjoy a seamless trip on a paved highway network free of traffic snarl- ups for a larger part of the journey. But once they get to Bombo town, 31km to Kampala, the journey, for the tired travellers, becomes a nightmare. Kampala-Bombo expressway The gridlock gets worse 16km from Kampala at Matugga. Travellers lose a lot of time wading through the thick traffic at almost any time of the day. BETWEEN THE LINES: Compensation speculations But this is set to change in a few years’  time. The Chief Government Valuer, Gilbert Kermundu, said UNRA ought The Government has commenced to determine the project corridor and announce to the public that feasibility and design studies for any developments that will be carried out along the path after it has the Kampala-Bombo expressway been gazetted would not be paid for. This, he said, would reduce on to reduce the time travellers spend compensation cost for the project. between Bombo and Kampala. The Kampala-Bombo expressway, the existing Kampala-Bombo section Kampala-Northern Bypass, Kampala covering a distance of about 30km, into an expressway is the least Outer Beltway and Nakasero- forms part the master plan for the favoured because the area is heavily Northern Bypass express route which Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. built up and there is limited room for will be built during the Vision 2040 Yesterday, Uganda National Roads expanding the existing road to match period. Authority (UNRA) unveiled a South the standard of a superhighway. Currently, the Government is African firm, Aurecon, that has The Kampala-Bombo section will building the Kampala-Entebbe been hired to conduct the studies form part of the Kampala-Nimule expressway and plans are underway to determine the route and cost of expressway. It will be built in phases, to start constructing the Kampala-Jinja the project. UNRA introduced the with Kampala-Bombo section being expressway and Kampala-Southern contractor during a public dialogue Muleme (centre) interacting with Van Reenen (right) and Wani during the first section. Bypass. Other road infrastructural for the project at Protea Hotel in a stakeholders’ workshop held at Protea Hotel in Kampala yesterday. “The feasibility study will determine projects in the pipeline include Kampala. The 18-month studies will Photo by Shamim Saad the route that is cost effective. The Kampala Flyover, Kampala-Busunju- include feasibility, environmental and Kampala-Bombo section would make Hoima, Malaba-Katuna, on Uganda- social impact assessment, preliminary of the Kampala-Gulu highway into will start from an intersection at the project very expensive for the Rwanda border, Kampala-Mpondwe, design, detailed design, resettlement an expressway and constructing Kyebando on the Kampala-Northern Government and affect many people,” on the Uganda-DR Congo border and action plan and bidding. another road to run beside it. The Bypass through, among other areas, Reenen said. Malaba-Karuma. According to Aurecon’s technical expressway will be a tolled road. If Kisaasi, Komamboga and Gayaza. “All these bypasses are supposed to director, Francois Van Reenen, the Government chooses to convert the The third option would see the Connecting towns be constructed before 2040,” Muleme company has already identified three existing Kampala-Bombo section into expressway start a few metres away The head of design, road infrastructure said. possible pathways for the project. an expressway, it would have to build from an intersection at Kyebando at UNRA, Patrick Muleme, said the The UNRA head of network a toll-free road to run alongside the on the Kampala-Northern Bypass Kampala-Bombo expressway will planning and engineering, Isaac Proposed routes expressway for people who may not running through, among other areas, connect towns — Kampala, Gayaza, Wani, said the cost of the Kampala- One of the alternatives is converting want to use the tolled highway. Kawempe, Kitagobwa and Mpererwe,. Kasangati, Matugga, Wobulenzi and Bombo project will be established the existing Kampala-Bombo section In the second option, the expressway However, the option of converting Bombo — and be interlinked with the after the feasibility study.

 

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