Hoima–Kaiso–Tonya Road
{{Short description|Road in Uganda}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox road
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|name=Hoima–Kaiso–Tonya Road
|length_mi=57
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|history=Designated in 2011
Upgrading completed in 2014
|direction_a=East
|terminus_a=Hoima
|junction=
|direction_b=West
|terminus_b=Tonya
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Hoima–Kaiso–Tonya Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the city of Hoima with the towns of Kaiso and Tonya on the shores of Lake Albert in the oil-rich Albertine Graben.
Location
The road starts at Hoima and continues west through Kaiso, and ends in Tonya, a distance of approximately {{convert|92|km|mi}}.{{cite web | date=11 August 2011 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/762428 | title=Hoima-Kaiso Tonya road works start | last=Vision | first=Reporter | newspaper=New Vision (Kampala) | accessdate=27 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816235302/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/762428 | archive-date=16 August 2011 | url-status=dead }} The road passes through the village of Kabaale, in Buseruka County, the location of the Uganda Oil Refinery. The coordinates of the road near Tonya are 1°35'06.0"N; 31°04'59.0"E (Latitude:1.585000; Longitude:31.083056).{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B035'06.0%22N+31%C2%B004'59.0%22E/@1.894021,31.4398619,8z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |
title=Location of Hoima Kaiso Tonya Road In Tonya | last=Google | publisher=Google Maps | accessdate=27 August 2014}}
Upgrading to tarmac
The upgrading of the road involved the conversion of the existing gravel surface to tarmac and the building of bridges and drainages.
Kolin Insaat Turim Sayani Ve Tecaret, a Turkish construction firm, won the tender to build the road at an estimated cost of USh:320 billion (US$125 million).{{cite web | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Oil-opens-new-chapter-for-Hoima-residents/-/688342/1901520/-/c36gqtz/-/index.html | title=Oil opens new chapter for Hoima residents | date=2 July 2013 | first=Francis | last=Mugerwa | accessdate=27 August 2014 | newspaper=Daily Monitor (Kampala)}} The construction was fully funded by the government of Uganda.{{cite web | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Hoima-Tonya-road-to-be-ready-by-July/-/688322/2295028/-/twfnel/-/index.html | title=Hoima-Tonya road to be ready by July | date=28 April 2014 | first=Stephen | last=Otage | newspaper=Daily Monitor (Kampala) | accessdate=27 June 2015}} The construction contracts were signed in August 2011.{{cite web | publisher=Kolin.Com.Tr (Kolin Construction)| url=http://www.kolin.com.tr/english/projects/ongoing-projects/transportation-and-infrastructure-projects/civil-works-for-the-upgrading-of-hoima-kaiso-%E2%80%93-tonya-road-(92-km)-to-paved-(bituminous)-standard.html | title=Civil Works for The Upgrading of Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya Road (92 Kilometers) to Paved (Bituminous) Standard | date=2011 | accessdate=27 August 2014 | last=Kolin Construction}}
Construction began in June 2012{{cite web |
url=http://www.nbs.ug/details.php?option=acat&a=2949#.U_3MQpUg-LA | title=UNRA Decries Unending Compensation Claims | date=2014 | accessdate=27 June 2015 | publisher=Nbs.Ug (National Broadcasting Service - NBS) | last=NBS}} and was completed in December 2014.{{cite web | title=Hoima–Kaiso Tonya Road Completed | url=http://www.oilinuganda.org/features/economy/hoima-kaiso-tonya-road-completed.html | accessdate=15 July 2015 | date=17 December 2014 | last=OIU | publisher=Oil In Uganda (OIU)}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Western-region-takes-lion-s-share-of-roads-money/688342-3827326-8b2wbnz/index.html Western region takes lion’s share of roads money]
- [http://www.unra.go.ug/ Uganda National Road Authority Homepage]
- [http://www.oilinuganda.org/features/infrastructure/oil-sparks-off-roads-upgrade.html Oil Sparks Roads Upgrade]
{{Authority control}}
{{Hoima District}}
{{coord|01|35|06|N|31|04|59|E|display=title}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya Road}}