Tag Archives: UNRA

Moyo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Ferry services between Laropi in Moyo and Umi in Adjumani districts are threatened by increasing water levels, which have since submerged the docking piers and Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA offices adjacent to the landing site.  Several passengers travelling from Adjumani to Moyo were reportedly stranded …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will soon purchase four portable bridges for emergency situations. According to UNRA Six billion shillings has been set aside to purchase the four metallic portable bridges within the next nine months. They are metallic, 40-meter-long portable bridges that are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sorry state of the 110 kilometre Soroti–Kotido road has compelled residents of Amuria district to use hand hoes to fix it. The road is the only link between Soroti, Amuria, Kotido, Kabong and Napak districts. The road has been impassable for the past …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority- UNRA has taken over five acres of Centenary Park for construction of the second phase of Kampala Flyover Project. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network-URN, Allan Ssempebwa Kyobe the Authority Spokesperson said that they have concluded land demarcation and shall soon …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority says it is coming up with a permanent solution to handle the threat of more flooding at Pakwach bridge and the surrounding areas. On Sunday night, heavy rains that pounded Nwoya, Buliisa and Pakwach districts for more than seven …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport and the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) have designed a new flood action plan to counter delays during flood disasters.  The new five-year flood action plan involves making readily available funds, equipment and human resources to respond to emergencies …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nalongo Estates Company has officially handed back to the government 2 acres of land at Centenary park to pave way for the construction of the Kampala Fly Over.  The land is part of the 4.7 acres Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA leased to the company. Uganda …

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has flagged off the tarmacking of Masindi-Pader to Acholibur Highway. The upgrade of the 191km road running from Rwenkunyu in Masindi through Apac and Lira to Puranga town in Pader district is expected to begin around November following the launch of …

Kumi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Roads Authority- UNRA has suspended ferry services on Lake Bisina following the increasing water levels.  The ferry that has been connecting Kumi to Katakwi District and Karamoja region across Lake Bisina stopped operations on Sunday following flooding at Omatenga and Kokorio landing …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority- UNRA has erected a retaining wall at Kitubulu section along the Entebbe-Kampala road.   The wall, 120 metres long and 2 metres deep, is expected to protect the road from flooding caused by the increasing water levels of Lake Victoria. In …