Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road is a road in the Northern Region of

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

, connecting the towns of

Masindi Port Masindi Port is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. The name also applied to the sub-county, where the own sits and forms the sub-county headquarters. Location Masindi Port is located in Kiryandongo District in the Western Region of Ug ...

in Kiryandongo District to

Apac APAC or Apac may refer to: Places * Apac, a city in Uganda ** Apac District, the district of Uganda in which the city is located * Asia-Pacific, a country grouping and region in Asia and Oceania Arts, entertainment, and media * A-PAC, Austr ...

in Apac District,

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in Lira District,

Acholibur Acholibur is a town in Pader District in the Northern Region of Uganda. Location Acholibur is approximately south of Kitgum, the nearest large urban centre. The coordinates of Acholibur are 03°08'37.0"N, 32°54'49.0"E (Latitude:3.143611; Longi ...

in Pader District,

Kitgum Kitgum is a municipality in Kitgum District in the Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Region of Uganda. The town is administered by Kitgum Municipality Council, an urban local government. It is the largest metropolitan area in the district and th ...

in Kitgum District, and

Musingo Musingo is a settlement in the Northern Region of Uganda at the international border with South Sudan. Location The settlement is located approximately northeast of Kitgum, the nearest large urban centre. This is about northeast of Acholibur ...

in Lamwo District at the international border with

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Location

The road starts at

Rwekunye Rwekunye is a settlement in Kiryandongo District in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. Location Rwekunye is northwest of Kampala on the Kampala–Gulu Highway. It is located immediately west of the larger area of Masindi Port, ...

, a suburb of the town of Masindi Port, on the

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Gulu Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District. The coordinates of the city of Gulu are 2°46'54.0"N 32°17'57.0"E. The city's distance from Kampala, Uganda's capital and large ...

highway, about west of the

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. The road continues through five northern Ugandan districts to end at Musingo, a distance of about . The coordinates of the road near Lira are 2°22'27.0"N, 32°56'04.0"E (Latitude:2.374167; Longitude:32.934444).

Upgrading to bitumen

In 2009, the Ugandan government commissioned a feasibility study and a detailed engineering design for this road and for the

Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road The Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Acholibur to the city of Gulu and the town of Olwiyo. Location The road starts at Acholibur, a small town on the Kitgum–Lira road, approx ...

, both in northern Uganda. The reports became available in 2013. In February 2015, the upgrade from unsealed gravel surface to class II

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surface began. President

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commissioned the start of the project on 21 February 2015. The work on the from Acholibur to Musingo is assigned to

Chongqing International Construction Corporation China Chongqing International Construction Corporation (also known as CICO) is a Chinese construction and engineering company and subsidiary of Chongqing Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Group Co., Ltd. (CFTEC) It is known as a project cont ...

. Work is expected to last three years. The road project is fully funded by the Ugandan government. The work on the Rwekunye to Acholibur section of the road will be commissioned at a later date. On 21 October 2020, President Museveni flagged off two other sections of the same road. The ''Rwekunye–Apac'' section was awarded to ''Sadeem Al Kuwait General Trading & Contracting Company'', of

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. The ''Apac–Lira–Purang’a'' section, measuring ) was awarded to ''Gulsan Insaat Sanayi Turizm Nakliyat Ve Tecaret A.S.'' of

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. The budgeted cost of renovating these two sections is USh735 billion (approximately (US$201 million). In February 2022, UNRA officials estimated the scope of work on this road as 80 percent complete.

References

External links

Uganda National Road Authority Homepage

Masindi Port Bridge

Upgrading of National Roads in Uganda - 7 Components
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Location

Upgrading to bitumen

See also

References

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