Kampala–Mityana Road


The Kampala–Mityana Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala to the town of Mityana in Mityana District.

Location

The road begins in the Busega neighborhood, in Lubaga Division, northwestern Kampala. It continues through Buloba, Bujuuko, and Zigoti, to end at Masaka, a distance of approximately.

Overview

Prior to 2009, the road was gravel surfaced, in poor condition. As far back as 2003, the government of Uganda planned to upgrade the road surface.

Upgrade to bitumen surface

In 2009, work to upgrade the road surface to grade II bitumen class, with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. The road was divided into two sections: Busega–Muduuma, measuring, was contracted to Spencon Services Limited with Stirling Civil Engineering Limited Muduuma–Mityana, measuring, was contracted to Dott Services Limited. Lea International Limited was the supervising contractor for both sections. The road was successfully completed in 2012.