Several
Kampala roads will on Wednesday December 19 be closed as President Museveni
officiates a function to open the Kampala flyover project.
Kampala
Metropolitan Area Traffic Commander Norman Musinga told journalists that
traffic coming from Entebbe will not be allowed to access Kampala using the
main Kampala- Entebbe road.
“The launch
is expected to take place along Kafumbe Mukasa road but motorists coming from
Entebbe to the city centre will be diverted at Zzana roundabout , Stella-
Namasuba junction and Kibuye roundabout,”Musinga told journalists.
According to
Musinga, there will be normal traffic flow from the city centre along Queens
way to Entebbe whereas Mengo Hill road will be closed to the general public as
traffic will be diverted to Kibuye roundabout and Kisenyi.
Kafumbe
Mukasa road according to the plan will be closed whereas taxis using Usafi Park
will be allowed to operate but will not be allowed to use Queens way but rather
Mengo hill road to and from the taxi park.
“The general
public is encouraged to adhere to the above traffic guidelines to avoid inconvenience,”Musinga
said.
Kampala Flyover
According to
Allan Ssempebwa, the media manager in the office of the UNRA Executive
Director, on Wednesday, President Museveni will officiate at the ground
breaking ceremony of the first phase of the Kampala flyover project.
He noted
that the first phase of the project will be completed in 36 months from January
and will cost a staggering shs300 billion.
The project
financed using a loan from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency(JICA)
will see a flyover cover Clock Tower,
Shoprite, Nsambya to Mukwano junctions.
This project
will be handled by a joint venture between Shimizu and Konoike, both Japanese
contractors.
The project
will also entail improving the existing road structure including widening of
the 0.5 kilometre Queens way and widening of Nsambya road.
New pedestrian
bridges are also expected to be put in place at Clock Tower, Kibuli and
Shoprite whereas the two junctions at Clock Tower and Shoprite will also be
worked upon as part of the first phase of the Kampala flyover project.
The second
phase of the Kampala flyover will see a 2.9 kilometre flyover constructed from
Kitgum House to Jinja road junction.
This phasewill also see Mukwano, Jinja, Yusuf Lule, Access and Nile Avenue roads widened.
According to government, the flyover project will help to greatly reduce traffic congestion within the Central Business District and the greater Kampala Metropolitan area.