Mityana–Sekanyonyi–Busunju Road

Road in Uganda

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Roads in Uganda

The Mityana–Sekanyonyi–Busunju Road is a road in Uganda, connecting the towns of Mityana, Sekanyonyi and Busunju in Mityana District.

Location

The road starts in the center of Mityana town, on the Mityana–Mubende Road. It proceeds north, first following the route of the Mityana–Bukuya–Kiboga Road. Then, after crossing the railroad tracks of the Kampala–Kasese Railway about 3 kilometres (2 mi), north of Mityana, this road makes a sharp right turn, continuing north-eastwards through Sekanyonyi before ending at Busunju on the Kampala–Hoima Road, a total distance of about 29 kilometres (18 mi).^[1] The coordinates of his road at Sekayonyi are 0°30'04.0"N, 32°08'21.0"E (Latitude:0.501103; Longitude:32.139176).^[2]

Overview

This road is an important transportation link between the Kampala to Hoima and the Kampala to Fort Portal transport corridors. As at June 2016, the road is murram-surfaced. President Yoweri Museveni, during his re-election campaign in January 2016, mentioned this road as one of those planned for upgrade to class II bitumen standard.^[3]

References

^ Google (17 September 2022). "Road Distance Between Mityana, Central Region, Uganda And Busunju, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ Google (24 June 2016). "Location of Mityana–Sekanyonyi–Busunju Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ Aine, Kim (30 January 2016). "Photos: Museveni Rallies Paralyses Mityana". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.