The road starts at Moroto and continues south through Lorengedwat, ending in Nakapiripirit, a distance of approximately 98 kilometres (61 mi).[2] Nakapiripirit lies on the way to Mbale, the nearest large town, approximately 161 kilometres (100 mi) south of Nakapiripirit.[3] The coordinates of the road near Lorengedwat are 2°20'48.0"N, 34°35'27.0"E (Latitude:2.346667; Longitude:34.5908331).[4]
Upgrading to bitumen
Beginning with the 2011/2012 national budget, road became one of those planned to be upgraded from gravel to bituminous surface. With political pressure from the Karamoja parliamentary caucus, the road was prioritized in the 2013/2014 financial year.[5] On 12 November 2013, President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the start of construction. The China Road and Bridge Construction Corporation, a subsidiary of the China Communications Construction Company, was awarded the contract for the 93.3 kilometres (58 mi) road at a cost of US$80 million (USh:184 billion at that time), fully funded by the Ugandan government.[6] The road is expected to be ready during the first half of 2016.[7][8]
^Ariong, Stephen (27 July 2013). "Jubilation As Karamoja Gets New Graded Road". Londoneveningpost.com. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
^GFC (11 July 2015). "Approximate Road Distance Between Moroto And Nakapiripirit With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
^GFC (11 July 2015). "Distance Map and Driving Directions Uganda: Moroto To Nakapiripirit". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
^Google (11 July 2015). "Location of Moroto–Nakapiripirit Road Near Lorengedwat" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
^David Tash Lumu, and Sulaiman Kakaire (6 June 2012). "Museveni Makes Peace With Karamoja MPs". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
moroto, nakapiripirit, road, road, northern, region, uganda, road, connects, towns, moroto, largest, town, karamoja, region, nakapiripirit, same, region, route, informationlength58, historydesignated, 2013expected, completion, 2016major, junctionsnorth, endmor. Moroto Nakapiripirit Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda The road connects the towns of Moroto the largest town in the Karamoja sub region and Nakapiripirit in the same sub region 1 Moroto Nakapiripirit RoadRoute informationLength58 mi 93 km HistoryDesignated in 2013Expected completion in 2016Major junctionsNorth endMorotoSouth endNakapiripiritLocationCountryUgandaHighway systemRoads in Uganda Contents 1 Location 2 Upgrading to bitumen 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLocation EditThe road starts at Moroto and continues south through Lorengedwat ending in Nakapiripirit a distance of approximately 98 kilometres 61 mi 2 Nakapiripirit lies on the way to Mbale the nearest large town approximately 161 kilometres 100 mi south of Nakapiripirit 3 The coordinates of the road near Lorengedwat are 2 20 48 0 N 34 35 27 0 E Latitude 2 346667 Longitude 34 5908331 4 Upgrading to bitumen EditBeginning with the 2011 2012 national budget road became one of those planned to be upgraded from gravel to bituminous surface With political pressure from the Karamoja parliamentary caucus the road was prioritized in the 2013 2014 financial year 5 On 12 November 2013 President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the start of construction The China Road and Bridge Construction Corporation a subsidiary of the China Communications Construction Company was awarded the contract for the 93 3 kilometres 58 mi road at a cost of US 80 million USh 184 billion at that time fully funded by the Ugandan government 6 The road is expected to be ready during the first half of 2016 7 8 See also EditMoroto District Nakapiripirit District Economy of Uganda List of roads in UgandaReferences Edit Ariong Stephen 27 July 2013 Jubilation As Karamoja Gets New Graded Road Londoneveningpost com Retrieved 11 July 2015 GFC 11 July 2015 Approximate Road Distance Between Moroto And Nakapiripirit With Map Globefeed com GFC Retrieved 11 July 2015 GFC 11 July 2015 Distance Map and Driving Directions Uganda Moroto To Nakapiripirit Globefeed com GFC Retrieved 11 July 2015 Google 11 July 2015 Location of Moroto Nakapiripirit Road Near Lorengedwat Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 11 July 2015 David Tash Lumu and Sulaiman Kakaire 6 June 2012 Museveni Makes Peace With Karamoja MPs The Observer Uganda Kampala Retrieved 11 July 2015 CCCC 27 August 2012 Uganda Road Project Signed By CRBC China Communications Construction Company CCCC Retrieved 11 July 2015 Wanyama Olandason 12 November 2013 Moroto Nakapiripirit Road Construction Commissioned Uganda Radio Network Retrieved 11 July 2015 Fox John 14 February 2015 Road Safari To remote outpost of civilisation Daily Nation Nairobi Retrieved 11 July 2015 External links EditUganda National Road Authority Homepage Ugandan Government Increases Road Network Funding Coordinates 02 20 48 N 34 35 27 E 2 34667 N 34 59083 E 2 34667 34 59083 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moroto Nakapiripirit Road amp oldid 1134107037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
