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The Road Fund

The Government of Uganda is establishing a body known as the Uganda Road Fund, a body corporate with perpetual succession.

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Improved Road condition Assured with coming into force of the Road Fund

KAMPALA: In an exclusive interview conducted by the The New Vision with the Hon. Minister of Works and Transport, Eng. John Nasasira, the Minister [in photo above] assured Ugandans that when the Road Fund is established by law this year, there will be sufficient funding for periodic road maintenance. Full interview.

Roadmap to Establishment

Time	Action
24/01/2007	Cabinet Approval of Principles for creation of the Road Fund
11/07/2007	Cabinet Approval of the Bill
21/09/2007	Road Fund Bill in the Uganda Gazette, No. 52 Vol. C (Gazetted)
28/09/2007	Hon Minister of Finance tables Bill to Parliament for First Reading
Expected
31/12/2007	Enactment of Law by Parliament and gazetting of the Act
01/01/2008	Appointment of Board of Directors and Commencement
March 2008	Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and Staff

The objective of the Uganda Road Fund will be to ensure financing of routine and periodic maintenance of public roads in the country; and assisting the Local Governments in the exercise of their functions relevant to public roads under any enactment. The Road Fund will facilitate the maintenance and improvement of a very important infrastructure that is key to the Uganda’s continued economic development and which plays a pivotal role in Government’s poverty eradication efforts. More>>

Uganda's Road Network

Classification	Responsibility	Road Length
Community Access	LC III	30,000 km
District Roads	MoLG	27,500 km
Urban Roads	Urban Councils	4,300 km
National Roads*	MoWT	10,800 km

*Of the 10,800km of National Roads, 2,700km are paved and 8,100km gravel. More >>

Road Condition¹

Kampala District-Paved Roads

Division	Good	Fair	Poor	V.Poor	Total
	Road Length (km)
Central	28.41	39.21	22.76	14.15	104.53
Kawempe	14.49	14.42	3.62	2.79	35.32
Makindye	19.80	16.11	5.75	2.41	44.07
Nakawa	11.40	37.22	8.10	11.24	67.96
Rubaga	8.32	25.62	4.60	0.00	38.44
Total	82.42	132.58	44.73	30.59	290.32

Kampala District-Unpaved Roads

Division	Good	Fair	Poor	V.Poor	Total
	Road Length (km)
Central	0.75	6.52	1.10	0.43	8.80
Kawempe	2.44	18.87	11.18	23.58	56.07
Makindye	6.27	43.56	26.07	5.94	81.84
Nakawa	7.71	34.62	52.31	2.66	97.30
Rubaga	6.15	29.00	40.43	8.50	84.08
Total	23.32	132.57	131.09	41.11	328.09

¹Source: National Transport Master Plan 2005

National Road Maintenance

Condition Profile

Road Condition Rating over time	2003 (%)	2004 (%)	2005 (%)
Good	30	20	29
Fair	52	62	35
Poor	17	17	35
Bad	5	1	1

The table indicates a maintenance backlog of approximately 36% (poor + bad) of the entire network.

News and Events

Sensitization Workshop for MPs Suggests Key Amendments to the Uganda Road Fund Bill 2007

[News Date: 1st Feb. 2008]

The Entebbe Road Fund Sensitization Workshop for Members of Parliament suggested numerous amendments to the Road Fund Bill. More>>

Road Fund Bill tabled to Parliament, 28th September 2007.

[29th Sept. 2007]

The Road Fund Bill Underwent its First Reading at the 31st Sitting of the 1st Meeting of the 2nd Session of the 8th Parliament, presided over by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga on the 28th day of September 2007. More>>

Busunju-Kiboga-Hoima Road to be complete in December 2007

[Date: 27th Sept. 2007]

Road works on Busunju-Kiboga-Hoima Highway are in near-completion with over 90% of the work now complete. The road will be complete in November 2007 and handed over to the Government of Uganda before the end of December 2007. More>>

Roads Washed Away as Floods hit Northern Uganda

[Date: 25th Sept. 2007]

One of the most enduring and costliest effects of extreme rains in the north eastern region of Uganda is the destruction of the transport infrastructure, affecting accessibility to communities. More>>

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Construction Sector Indices

In Jul-Sep 2007 (Q3), the index of input prices for the construction sector overall rose slightly to 123, approximately 3% above its level in Apr-Jun 2007 (Q2). More>>

In April-June 2007 (Q2), the index of input prices for the construction sector overall rose slightly to 119, approximately 2% above its level in Jan-March 2007 (Q1). This follows an increase of 1% in the first quarter of 2007. More>>

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Projects : PIP2007/08

	0267 [TR 33(B)]	0268 [TR 30]
	0269 [TR 23(B)]	0270 [TR 77(A)]
	0271 [TR 33(C)]	0274 [TR 69(B)]
	0278 [TR 65(E)]	0306 [TR 52(A)]
	0280 [TR 59(A)]	0285 [TR 74(A)]
	Summary	Details

Construction Sector Indices Qtr 4, 07 [26.02.08]
Annual changes show that the construction prices rose by 11.2% in December 2007 compared to December 2006. More>>

Draft DUCARIP [19. 02 2008]
The 10-year District, Urban and Community Access Roads Investment Plan (DUCARIP), is an offshoot of the Strategy for Sustainable Maintenance of District, Urban and Community Access Roads adopted by Government in April 2005. Download Draft

THE RSDP STEERING COMMITTEE



Mr. Chris Kassami, PS/ST MFPED, Chair	Mr. Charles Muganzi, PS, MoWT, Co-Chair

The objective of the RSDP-SC is to ensure efficient and effective co-ordination, monitoring and strategic programming of the RSDP.

Project Progress

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2006 JTSR Aide Memoire

The Joint Transport Sector Review (JTSR) Aide Memoir can be downloaded here

4th Joint Transport Sector Review (JTSR) Workshop Postponed
This is to inform the entire public that the 4th Joint Transport Sector Review Workshop that had earlier been scheduled for 21-24th October 2008, has been postponed to 28-31st Oct. 2008. See details

Kampala Northern Bypass Partly Open for Vehicular Traffic
[News Date: 08/11/2007]

Sections of the Kampala Northern Bypass have been provisionally opened to motorists. The 5km-stretch from Busega to Hoima Road and the section from Gayaza Road to Naalya, covering about 8km is now open to vehicular traffic. More

Key Legislation

The UNRA Act 2006

The Finance Bill 2007

VAT (Amendment) Act 2005

Uganda Road Fund Bill, 2007

Updates

Reference

Road Distances

Figures on Regional and National Road Distances of major towns and cities of Eastern Africa are available for viewing and download.

Average Daily Truck Traffic

Click here to view the average daily truck traffic figures for major roads of Uganda

District and Urban Roads

District and urban Community Access Roads programmes are to be financed through Central Government transfers such as PAF and the Road Fund. More

Uganda Road Fund, C/O: Road Sector Development Programme (RSDP)

Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |Finance Building, Apollo Kaggwa Road

P. O. Box 8147 Kampala, Uganda | Tel. +256 414 577 495 | Fax: +256 414 255 038

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