Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road

Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road
Route information
Length98 mi (158 km)
HistoryDesignated in 2010
Completion in 2015
Major junctions
South endTororo
Major intersectionsMbale
Bukedea
Kumi
North endSoroti
Location
CountryUganda
Highway system

Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road is a road in Eastern Uganda, connecting the towns of Tororo in Tororo District to Mbale in Mbale District and Soroti in Soroti District.

Location

The road starts at Tororo and goes through Mbale, Bukedea, and Kumi before ending in Soroti, a distance of about 158 kilometres (98 mi).[1] The coordinates of the road north of Mbale are:1°08'20.0"N, 34°09'54.0"E (Latitude:1.138889; Longitude:34.165000).[2]

Overview

In 2010 the road, previously gravel surfaced, began to undergo upgrades to class II bitumen surface and installation of shoulders and drainage channels. Dott Services Limited of Uganda was selected as the main contractor.[3] The road comprises two sections; the Tororo–Mbale Road, measuring 48 kilometres (30 mi), and the Mbale–Soroti Road measuring 103 kilometres (64 mi).[3][4] The Mbale–Soroti Section, which cost USh108 billion, was commissioned on 27 July 2015.[5] The Tororo-Mbale Section, whose renovation price was USh63.8 billion was commissioned in August 2015. The renovations were funded entirely by the Ugandan government.[6]

Unsatisfactory work

When UNRA officials inspected this road in June 2016, prior to certifying the work as complete, they found it unsatisfactory. The contractor, Dott Services Limited, will have to repair the defects before collecting the USh60 billion final payment.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Road Distance Between Tororo And Soroti With Map". Globefeed.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Location of Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b Sekanjako, Henry (25 July 2012). "Delayed Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road to Cost More Money". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Mbale-Soroti (103km)". Uganda National Roads Authority. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ^ The Observer Media Limited (27 July 2015). "Museveni Commissions Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Infrastructure Development Will Solve Youth Unemployment – President". New Vision. Kampala. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ^ Wesonga, Nelson (3 July 2016). "Dott Services to redo Shs190b Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 July 2016.


01°08′20″N 34°09′54″E / 1.13889°N 34.16500°E / 1.13889; 34.16500