Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road
{{Short description|Road in Uganda}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox road
|country= UGA
|type=
|route=
|name= Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road
|length_mi=32
|length_round=
|length_ref=
|history=Designated in 2004
Completion in 2005
|direction_a=East
|terminus_a=Ntungamo
|junction= Kagamba
Nyakibale
|direction_b=West
|terminus_b=Rukungiri
}}
The Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road in the Western Region of Uganda connects the town of Ntungamo in Ntungamo District with Rukungiri in Rukungiri District.
Location
The road starts at Ntungamo, on the Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road. It takes a northwesterly direction, though the towns of Kagamba, Rwashamaire,{{cite web | accessdate=22 January 2016 | last=Ainembabazi |
url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/one-dead-scores-injured-in-ntungamo-road-accident | title=One Dead, Scores Injured in Ntungamo Road Accident | date=29 May 2014 | first=Betty | publisher=Uganda Radio Network | location=Kampala}} and Nyakibale, to end at Rukungiri, the district headquarters of Rukungiri District, a total of approximately {{convert|52|km|0}}.{{cite web | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Ntungamo%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Rukungiri%20Court%2C%20Rukungiri%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJARfQKZJO2RkR_kG4rhhOlUk&dt2=ChIJw7t9yX_H3hkRbUNJUnh9Xzk | title=Distance between Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda and Rukungiri Court, Rukungiri, Western Region, Uganda | date=22 January 2016 | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC) | last=GFC | accessdate=22 January 2016}} The coordinates of the road, about equidistant from Kagamba and Rukungiri, are 0°49'57.0"S, 30°02'25.0"E (Latitude:-0.832499; Longitude:30.040267).{{google maps|accessdate=22 January 2016|title=Location of Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road At Google Maps | url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/0%C2%B049'57.0%22S+30%C2%B002'25.0%22E/@-0.8422809,30.1101138,11.46z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0}}
Upgrading to bitumen
Prior to 2004, the road was gravel surfaced and in a poor state.{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1040840/firms-bid-rukungiri-road | title=Firms Bid For Rukungiri Road|accessdate=22 January 2016 | date=30 January 2001 | newspaper=New Vision | location=Kampala | last=Vision Reporter}} In that year, the government of Uganda upgraded the road to grade II bitumen surface with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts.{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201511131560.html | title=Uganda: Besigye Condemns Museveni On Roads | date=13 November 2015 | last=Alfred Tumushabe | first=and Perez Rumanzi | newspaper=Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com | location=Kampala | accessdate=22 January 2016}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.unra.go.ug/ Uganda National Road Authority Homepage]
- [http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1247527/police-bribery-ntungamo-rukungiri Police bribery in Ntungamo, Rukungiri!]
{{Ntungamo District}}
{{Rukungiri District}}
{{coord|00|49|57|S|30|02|25|E|display=title}}
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