Kampala–Gulu Highway


The Kampala–Gulu Highway, also Kampala–Gulu Road, is a road connecting the capital city of Kampala, in the Buganda Region, with the city of Gulu, the largest urban centre in the Northern Region of Uganda.

Location

The road starts in Kampala and continues north, through eight Ugandan districts, and ends in Gulu, a distance of approximately.
The road passes through the districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Luweero, Nakasongola, Kiryandongo, Oyam, Omoro and Gulu. The coordinates of the road near the town of Karuma are 02°14'04.0"N, 32°14'46.0"E
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Overview

The road from Kampala to Gulu is old, and narrow. Instead of the regulatory of roadway, with shoulders and drainage channels, this road is only in some sections, leaving little room for vehicles to overtake one another. The Kampala–Gulu Road, is one of the most accident-prone in the country, along with Kampala–Jinja Road, Kampala–Masaka Road and the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway.
In 2016, the Uganda National Roads Authority, committed to widen the narrow sections of this road.

Intersections

Along its journey, the Kampala–Gulu Highway intersects with several major roadways, including the following: at Bwaise, it cuts across the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway. the Matugga–Kapeeka Road peels off the highway at Matugga. in Wobulenzi, the Ziroobwe–Wobulenzi Road connects with this highway the Luweero–Butalangu Road intersects with the Gulu highway in Luweero. the Kafu–Masindi Road, measuring, branches off the Gulu highway at Kafu, Uganda, in Kiryandongo District.
At Rwekunye, the Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road meets the Kampala–Gulu Highway. The Masindi–Kigumba Road meets with the Gulu Highway. in Karuma, north of the Karuma Bridge, the Karuma–Olwiyo–Pakwach–Nebbi–Arua Road makes a sharp left turn, off the Kampala-Gulu Highway. Approximately further north, at Kamdini, the Kamdini–Lira Road, makes a sharp right turn to continue on to Lira, to the east.
In Gulu, this road interacts with the Gulu–Nimule Road and with the Gulu-Kitgum Road.

Other considerations

When the Kampala–Bombo Expressway is built, as expected, it will constitute the first of the Kampala–Gulu Highway. From Kamdini, the Kampala–Gulu Highway continues north, for another, as the Kamdini–Gulu Road.