The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has developed an infrastructure development plan to revamp Kampala and greater Kampala Metropolitan areas as a way of improving urban mobility and connectivity in order to spur economic growth in Kampala and Uganda at large.
Engeneer Akankwasa Justus, the acting Director Engeneering at KCCA said that works will be done on the about 1,464 kilometres of untarmacked roads to create an efficient road network and drainage channels in Kampala.
With some roads pending completion, US$ 175million loan was signed to fund the second Kampala Institutional and infrastructure Development Project (KIIDP2).
The Kampala city roads rehabilitation project by KCCA supported by Government of Uganda and the African Development Bank will cost UD$ 288 million with focus on enhancing transport efficiency in the city, expanding the road network and upgrading traffic junctions to facilitate smooth traffic flow but also improve air quality in the city by introducing scheduled eco bus transit services.
In 2022 for the next five years, the Government will start on the greater Kampala urban development program worth Ugx 917 Billion serving areas of Wakiso including entebbe, Mukono and Kampala focusing on mobility, accessibility and connectivity.
According to Justus, the Government of Japan gave Uganda a grant worth Ugx 89 Billion towards improvement of 30 junctions.
A total of 35,000 street lights are expected to be installed in Kampala, flyovers, pedestrian bridges at critical crossing points and utility ducts to avoid cutting of roads for cables.
