The road starts at Soroti and continues north through Amuria and Abim, to end at Kotido, a distance of approximately 192 kilometres (119 mi).[2] The coordinates of the road near Abim are 2°43'38.0"N, 34°39'51.0"E (Latitude:2.727237; Longitude:33.664159).[3]
Overviewedit
The road is gravel surface and in poor physical state. It is prone to flooding, and, when it does, it adversely disrupts travel between Soroti and Kotido.[4][5][6]
Upgrading to bitumenedit
During a campaign speech on 2 December 2015, President Yoweri Museveni stated that this road is among the next batch of roads to be considered for upgrading to grade II bitumen surface. No specific timetable has been set.[7]
soroti, amuria, abim, kotido, road, road, eastern, northern, regions, uganda, road, connects, towns, soroti, soroti, district, amuria, amuria, district, abim, abim, district, kotido, kotido, district, soroti, amuria, teso, region, while, abim, kotido, karamoja. Soroti Amuria Abim Kotido Road is a road in the Eastern and Northern Regions of Uganda The road connects the towns of Soroti in Soroti District to Amuria in Amuria District Abim in Abim District and Kotido in Kotido District Soroti and Amuria lie in the Teso sub region while Abim and Kotido are in the Karamoja sub region 1 Soroti Amuria Abim Kotido RoadRoute informationLength119 mi 192 km HistoryDesignation TBDExpected completion TBDMajor junctionsSouth endSorotiMajor intersectionsAmuriaAbimNorth endKotidoLocationCountryUgandaHighway systemRoads in Uganda Contents 1 Location 2 Overview 3 Upgrading to bitumen 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLocation editThe road starts at Soroti and continues north through Amuria and Abim to end at Kotido a distance of approximately 192 kilometres 119 mi 2 The coordinates of the road near Abim are 2 43 38 0 N 34 39 51 0 E Latitude 2 727237 Longitude 33 664159 3 Overview editThe road is gravel surface and in poor physical state It is prone to flooding and when it does it adversely disrupts travel between Soroti and Kotido 4 5 6 Upgrading to bitumen editDuring a campaign speech on 2 December 2015 President Yoweri Museveni stated that this road is among the next batch of roads to be considered for upgrading to grade II bitumen surface No specific timetable has been set 7 See also editList of roads in UgandaReferences edit Vision Reporter 22 September 2011 Motorists angry over Kotido road New Vision Kampala Retrieved 9 February 2016 GFC 9 February 2016 Distance between Soroti Eastern Region Uganda and Kotido Northern Region Uganda Globefeed com GFC Retrieved 9 February 2016 Google 9 February 2016 Location of Soroti Amuria Abim Kotido Road Near Abim Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 9 February 2016 Ariong Steven 15 August 2011 Movement affected as rains cut off Karamoja roads Daily Monitor Mobile Kampala Retrieved 9 February 2016 Edyegu Daniel 6 November 2011 Floods hit Eastern Uganda New Vision Kampala Retrieved 9 February 2016 Ebele Stanley 9 December 2015 El Nino Rains Cut off Access to Karamoja Kampala Uganda Radio Network Retrieved 9 February 2016 YKMPC 2016 2 December 2015 President campaigns in Orungo stresses roads and power Kampala Yoweri Museveni 2016 Presidential Campaign YKMPC 2016 Retrieved 9 February 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link External links editUganda National Road Authority Homepage Ugandan Government Increases Road Network Funding 02 43 38 N 33 39 51 E 2 72722 N 33 66417 E 2 72722 33 66417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soroti Amuria Abim Kotido Road amp oldid 1182974199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
