Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road

Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road
Route information
Length: 65 mi (105 km)
History: Designated in 2015
Expected completion in 2017
Major junctions
West end: Musita
  Mayuge
Namayingo
Lumino
East end: Busia

The Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Musita in Mayuge District to Busia in Busia District at the international border with Kenya.

Location

The road starts at Musita, a small town on the Jinja–Iganga road, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Jinja.[1] The road continues in an easterly direction, through Mayuge, Namayingo, and Lumino. At Lumino, a southern spur, measuring about 10 kilometres (6 mi), goes south to Majanji on the northern shores of Lake Victoria.[2] The main road makes a northerly turn to end at the border town of Busia (2014 population 55,958).[3] The coordinates of the road near Namayingo are 0°22'52.0"N, 33°50'09.0"E (Latitude:0.381111; Longitude:33.835833).[4]

Overview

The road connects the districts of Mayuge, Bugiri, Namayingo, and Busia. As described, including the spur to Majanji, the entire road project measures 104 kilometres (65 mi).[5]

Upgrading to bitumen

Before 2015, the road was unsealed gravel surface. In February 2015, the Ugandan government began the process of upgrading the road to class II bitumen surface. The contractor is 18th Bureau Group of China Railway Construction Corporation at a budgeted cost of USh:207 billion. Completion of the road works is planned for August 2017.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GFC (26 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Jinja And Musita With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ↑ GFC (22 December 2015). "Road Distance Between Lumino And Majanji With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ↑ UBOS (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Google (26 July 2015). "Location of Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ↑ EAAB (March 2015). "UNRA Paves 1200Km Roads; 5,000Km for Tarmacking By 2016: Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road". East African Agribusiness (EAAB). Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. ↑ The Insider Reporter (23 February 2015). "Enthusiasm As Mayuge Welcomes Museveni". The Insider (Uganda). Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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Coordinates: 00°22′52″N 33°50′09″E / 0.38111°N 33.83583°E / 0.38111; 33.83583

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