MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DESIGN, ART AND TECHNOLOGY (CEDAT) NAME: OLARA CHURCHILL BASILIO REG. NO: 2014/HD08/1295U COURSE UNIT: PROJECT REPORT PROJECT: UPGRADING OF KYENJOJO-KABWOYA ROAD TO BITUMENT STANDARD (100KM) PROJECT REPORT ON THE UPGRADING OF KYENJOJO – KABWOYA ROAD FROM GRAVEL TO PAVED (BITUMEN) STANDARD (100KM) SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A MASTERS OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY JULY 2018 i ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My grateful acknowledgement is made for several individuals who have provided considerable encouragement and assistance in producing this report. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my lecturers Dr. Dans Nshekanabo Naturinda and Dr. Mwesige Godfrey with their professional guidance that has made this report successful I don‟t forget my family members, especially my Wife Mrs Akayo Felda who tolerated me during this time. May God bless you all. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION……………………………………..………………………………...…..i APPROVAL .............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................. iii LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................. xiii LIST OF ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................... xiv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ xvi CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 1.0 General background ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Specific objectives ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1.1 At a national level, the project objectives are: ................................................................ 2 1.1.2 At local level UNRA‟s objectives are: ........................................................................... 2 1.2 Authors involvement and roles in the project .................................................................... 2 1.3 Overview of the project ..................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Project description ............................................................................................................. 3 1.5 Project location .................................................................................................................. 5 1.6 Scope of works ................................................................................................................. 6 1.7 Traffic loading and construction ........................................................................................ 7 1.7.1 Traffic loading ................................................................................................................ 7 1.7.2 Construction.................................................................. 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Bookmark not defined. 1.7.2.1 Pavement Structure ...................................................................................................... 8 1.8 Contract documents ........................................................................................................... 9 1.8.1 Document control ........................................................................................................... 9 1.9 Environmental and social impact ...................................................................................... 9 iv 1.9.1 Environmental impact mitigation ................................................................................... 9 1.9.2 Social impact ................................................................................................................ 10 CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 11 PROJECT LIFE CYCLE ................................................................................................... 11 2.0 Technical feasibility ........................................................................................................ 11 2.1 Topography ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.1 Soils .............................................................................................................................. 11 2.1.2 Geology ........................................................................................................................ 11 2.1.3 Climate.......................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Economic viability ........................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Environmental and social impact .................................................................................... 13 2.3.1 General .......................................................................................................................... 13 2.3.2 Geographical location ................................................................................................... 13 2.3.3 Socio-economic and cultural environment ................................................................... 13 2.3.4 Predicted environment and social impacts ................................................................... 14 2.3.5 Gender issues ................................................................................................................ 15 2.3.6 Engineering design ....................................................................................................... 15 2.3.6.1 Geometric design ....................................................................................................... 15 2.3.6.2 Traffic growth and projected traffic .......................................................................... 15 2.4 Mobilisation ..................................................................................................................... 16 2.5 Project identification and preparation ............................................................................. 16 2.6 Project appraisal .............................................................................................................. 16 2.7 Project approval .............................................................................................................. 17 2.8 Funds disbursement ......................................................................................................... 18 2.9 Implementation ................................................................................................................ 18 v 2.10 Monitoring and supervision ........................................................................................... 18 2.11 Commissioning .............................................................................................................. 18 CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................. 19 DESIGN REVIEW .............................................................................................................. 19 3.0 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 19 3.1 Objective .......................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 Scope of design review .................................................................................................... 20 3.3 Engineering studies.......................................................................................................... 20 3.3.1 Topographical survey ................................................................................................... 20 3.3.2 Traffic studies ............................................................................................................... 20 3.3.3 Hydrological studies ..................................................................................................... 21 3.3.4 Geometric investigations .............................................................................................. 21 3.3.5 Soils, materials and pavement investigations ............................................................... 22 3.3.5.1 Engineering Geology ................................................................................................. 22 3.3.5.3 Deep Trial Pits ........................................................................................................... 23 3.3.5.4 Dynamic Cone Penetration (DCP) Survey ................................................................ 23 3.3.5.5 Borrow Pits ................................................................................................................ 23 3.3.6