Tag Archives: roads

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rehabilitation of two major roads in Fort Portal Tourism City has resumed.  The roads are Kaboyo and Ruhandiika which had been contracted to Trino Consulting Limited. However, the construction works stalled last year after the company had just started grading the roads. This sparked endless …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Residents of Pabbo Town Council in Amuru District are demanding for compensation for their property to pave way for the construction of an access road.  The access road that measures up to 30 meters will displace more than 20 households.  Pabbo Town Council approved plans …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Gulu District Local Government has approved the rehabilitation of 74.1 kilometres of roads worth 10 Billion Shillings.    Patrick Kinyera, the Gulu District Secretary for Works and Technical Services says that the rehabilitation will close the gaps of maintenance of the roads in the District.    The …

Buliisa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Three major roads in the Buliisa District have been commissioned. The 6.5 Billion Shillings roads were rehabilitated under the Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project-ARSDP in Buliisa district. The project is a multi-sectoral plan that is being implemented for 5 years in the region. It …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  More than 400 Kilometres of roads in Gulu District have remained impassable sixteen years later after the communities returned from the internally displaced people’s camps.  Patrick Kinyera, the Gulu District Secretary for Works and Technical Services says that out of the 980 kilometres, only …

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Omoro district local government has started the rehabilitation of 91.1 km of community access roads that are in a bad state. The roads that have so far been rehabilitated include the 33km Bobi Frontiers – Awor to Ongako, 0.5km Opit to Awor at a …

Come to us for credit support, dfcu bosses tell road sector players Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Road contractors should consider partnering with financial institutions to increase their chances of winning while bidding for big projects, according to dfcu Bank Executive Director and Chief Commercial Officer, William Sekabembe. “We …

  Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale city has received 25.8 billion shillings from the World Bank under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID program to construct 3.6 kilometer roads. This translates to about 7.2 billion Shillings per kilometre. According to Paulo Batanda, the town clerk of Mbale city, they …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Chinese firm, China Railway 18 Bureau Group Co Ltd has been approved as the contractor to undertake 2.9km road construction under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Project-USMID. This was after the contractor emerged as the best-evaluated bidder during a three weeks’ long evaluation exercise for …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Gulu-Atiak-Nimule highway has developed several potholes six years after it was commissioned in 2015. The road spans 106km from Gulu City up to Elegu Town Council connects Uganda to the Republic of South Sudan. Constructed by China Henan International Corporation (CHICO), a Chinese construction Group, …