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.[2]

Kampala–Gulu Highway
Route information
Length205 mi[1] (330 km)
Major junctions
South endKampala
 Bombo
Luweero
Kigumba
Kiryandongo
Karuma
Kamdini
Omoro
North endGulu
Highway system
Roads in Uganda

Location

The road starts in Kampala and continues north, through eight Ugandan districts, and ends in Gulu, a distance of approximately 330 kilometres (205 mi).[1]

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 (Latitude:2.234444; Longitude:32.246111).[3]

Overview

The road from Kampala to Gulu is old (first constructed in the 1940s), and narrow.[4] Instead of the regulatory 7 metres (23 ft) of roadway, with shoulders and drainage channels, this road is only 6 metres (20 ft) in some sections, leaving little room for vehicles to overtake one another.[5] 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.[6][7][8][9][10]

In 2016, the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), committed to widen the narrow sections of this road.[5]

Intersections

Along its journey, the Kampala–Gulu Highway intersects with several major roadways, including the following: (a) at Bwaise, it cuts across the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway.[11] (b) the 42 kilometres (26 mi) Matugga–Kapeeka Road peels off the highway at Matugga.[12] (c) in Wobulenzi, the Ziroobwe–Wobulenzi Road connects with this highway (d) the Luweero–Butalangu Road intersects with the Gulu highway in Luweero. (e) the Kafu–Masindi Road, measuring 41 kilometres (25 mi),[13] branches off the Gulu highway at Kafu, Uganda, in Kiryandongo District.[14]

(f) At Rwekunye, the Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road meets the Kampala–Gulu Highway. (g) The 52 kilometres (32 mi)[15] Masindi–Kigumba Road meets with the Gulu Highway. (h) in Karuma, north of the Karuma Bridge, the Karuma–Olwiyo–Pakwach–Nebbi–Arua Road makes a sharp left turn, off the Kampala-Gulu Highway.[16] (i) Approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi)[17] further north, at Kamdini, the Kamdini–Lira Road, makes a sharp right turn to continue on to Lira, 68 kilometres (42 mi) to the east.[18]

In Gulu, this road interacts with the Gulu–Nimule Road and with the Gulu-Kitgum Road.[19]

Other considerations

When the Kampala–Bombo Expressway is built, as expected, it will constitute the first 33 kilometres (21 mi) of the Kampala–Gulu Highway.[20] From Kamdini, the Kampala–Gulu Highway continues north, for another 62 kilometres (39 mi), as the Kamdini–Gulu Road.[21][22]

See also

References
  1. "Distance between Bwaise Stage, Kampala, Uganda and Post Office, Gulu, Uganda". Globefeed.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. Ojwee, Dennis (22 December 2017). "Five Perish In Kampala–Gulu Road Accident". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. Google (26 July 2018). "Location of Kampala–Gulu Highway In Karuma Town, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. Kisembo, Didas (18 December 2014). "Beware of 'Deadly' Routes". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala: Nation Media Group. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. "Kampala–Gulu Highway To Be Expanded - UNRA" (Video). Kampala: NBS TV Uganda. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2018 – via Youtube.com.
  6. Shifa Mwesigye (11 September 2011). "Hit, Kill and Run: Death Trap on Uganda Roads". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. Uganda Radio Network (26 May 2018). "22 Confirmed Dead In Kiryandongo Accident". The Observer (Uganda) Quoting Uganda Radio Network. Kampala. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. Kiva, Fred (4 June 2018). "Another Accident on Kampla-Gulu Highway, Ten Hospitalized". Kampala Post. Kampala. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  9. Mulondo, Lawrence (5 November 2017). "Grief At KIU As Six Students Die In Accident". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  10. Ocungi, Julius (30 July 2018). "Truck blocks traffic at busy Karuma Bridge". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. Google (26 July 2018). "Map Showing the Intersection of Kampala–Gulu Highway With Kampala Northern Bypass Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  12. Google (26 July 2018). "Map Showing the Intersection of Kampala–Gulu Highway With Matugga–Kapeeka Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  13. "Distance between River Kafu Primary School, Kampala–Gulu Highway, Uganda and Post Office, Masindi, Uganda". Globefeed.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  14. Google (26 July 2018). "Map Showing the Intersection of Kampala–Gulu Highway With Kafu–Masindi Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  15. "Distance between Post Office, Masindi, Uganda and Kigumba, Uganda". Globefeed.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  16. Google (26 July 2018). "Map Showing the Intersection of Kampala–Gulu Highway With the Karuma–Olwiyo–Pakwach–Nebbi–Arua Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  17. "Distance between Karuma, Uganda and Kamdini, Uganda". Globefeed.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  18. "Distance between Kamdini, Uganda and Lira, Uganda". Globefeed.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  19. "Map Showing the Confluence of Kampala–Gulu Highway, Gulu–Nimule Road and Gulu-Kitgum Road". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  20. Africainvestor.com (23 October 2013). "Ugandan government joins World Bank to build $1.5b road projects". Africainvestor.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  21. Otto, Alex (4 April 2014). "Gulu-Kamudini Road Construction Commissioned". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  22. Ocungi, Julius (7 January 2015). "Dusty Gulu road irks residents". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

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