Name of the Project
Busega–Mpigi express highway project.

Location
The road links Uganda to Rwanda and Tanzania.

Client
The Uganda and Rwanda governments.

Project Description
The existing Busega–Mpigi road is currently a two-lane tarmac road (one lane in each direction) and is highly congested especially between Busega and Mpigi with more than 26 000 vehicles a day travelling on the route.

The project involves:
• the construction of a 23.7 km four-lane express highway on a new alignment, with four grade-separated interchanges – Nabbingo, Nsangi, Maya and Lungala;
• the construction of 20 km of link and/or service roads (a 7-m-wide carriageway, with 2 m × 1.5 m shoulders);
• the construction of 8 km of auxiliary lanes;
• the construction of 12 km of interchange loops (4-m-wide carriageway, with 2 × 2 m shoulders);
• the construction of five under and overpasses to facilitate a closed access system; and
• the installation of lighting for the entire expressway.

Jobs to be Created
Not stated.

Value
The project will cost $192-million.

Uganda’s Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija, and East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office director-general Gabriel Negatu, signed African Development Bank and African Development Fund loan agreements of $151-million for the multinational Uganda–Rwanda Busega–Mpigi express highway project on December 29, 2016.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development, tel +256 414 707000 or fax +256 414 230163.
African Development Fund, Dawit Gebremedhin, email d.gebremedhin@afdb.org.