| Kampala–Jinja Highway | |
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 Intersection of Kampala-Jinja Highway and Kayunga Road in Mukono Town. | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 50 mi (80 km) |
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| West end | Kampala |
| Major intersections | Mukono Lugazi |
| East end | Jinja |
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| Country | Uganda |
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TheKampala–Jinja Highway is a road inUganda, connecting the cities ofKampala andJinja. Sometimes referred to asKampala–Jinja Road, it is a busy road, with several towns, trading centers and other points of interest along the way. As of October 2016, a new, wider, four-lane dual carriageway expressway, theKampala–Jinja Expressway, is proposed to be constructed south of the present highway to relieve traffic and complement existing transport infrastructure between Kampala and Jinja.[1]
The highway stretches fromKampala, Uganda'scapital and largest city, toJinja, the country's second largest commercial center, a distance of approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi).[2] The coordinates of this highway near the town of Lugazi are:0°22'27.0"N, 32°54'56.0"E (Latitude:0.374175; Longitude:32.915550).[3]
The highway is an all-weather tarmac single carriageway road in good condition. The highway forms a section of theNorthern Corridor, a road system that connects theEast African cities ofBujumbura, inBurundi,Kigali, inRwanda andKampala, inUganda toNairobi, inKenya and ultimately to the Kenyan port ofMombasa. The road is a vital commercial link to the outside world for the three land-locked countries. It is also a vital road link to the sea, for many parts of easternDemocratic Republic of the Congo.[4]
The following points of interest lie along or near the Kampala–Jinja Highway:(1)Uganda Management Institute; in theCentral Division of Kampala.[5] (2)Makerere University Business School; which is located inNakawa, Kampala.[6] (3)Kyambogo University; inKyambogo, Kampala.[7] (4)Banda Hill; this is hill on which Kyambogo University is located. The name also refers to the residential and commercial neighborhoods on and around that hill.[8] (5)Kireka; is a township located inKira Municipality. (6)Bweyogerere; is another township in Kira Municipality. (7)Mandela National Stadium; is the largest sports stadium in Uganda, with a seating capacity of 45,202.[9]
(8)Namilyango College; is an all-boys boarding high school which is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi), south of the highway, atSeeta inMukono Town.[10] (9)Mukono Town; is the point where theMukono–Kayunga–Njeru Road and theMukono–Kyetume–Katosi–Nyenga Road branch off the Kampala–Jinja Highway. Both reconnect to it atNjeru, 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Mukono.[11] (10)Sezibwa Falls; which are located approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi), south of the Highway at Kayanja, inMukono District. (11)Mount St Mary's College Namagunga; an all-girls boarding secondary school at Namagunga,Buikwe District. (12).Lugazi Town; located inBuikwe District, it is the headquarters ofSugar Corporation of Uganda Limited.[12]
(13)University of Military Science and Technology; in Lugazi, is an institution of theUganda People's Defence Force.[13] (14)Mabira Forest; is a naturaltropical rain forest in Central Uganda. The highway passes through the forest for over 30 kilometres (19 mi) between Lugazi and Njeru. (15)Njeru Town; is the largest town inBuikwe District. (16)Nalubaale Power Station; Uganda's oldest public hydropower station was commissioned in 1954. The highway passes over the dam.[14] (17)Kiira Power Station; was commissioned in 2003. The highway passes within 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of the dam and hydropower plant. (18) Nile Breweries Limited; is a subsidiary ofAnheuser-Busch InBev. The highway passes next to the factory at Njeru. (19) TheSource of the Nile lies approximately 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) south of the highway at Njeru.[15]
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