Project details

This project is located in Western Uganda and crosses the districts of Masindi, Nwoya and Buliisa. The road traverses a flat/rolling terrain and it involves upgrade of the road to bituminous paved road. The project consists of four lots namely;

• Masindi – Kisanja (72 km)
• Sambiya – Murchison Falls (12 km)
• Tangi Junction – Paraa – Buliisa (52 km)
• Wanseko – Bugungu (23 km)

Project Scope

The scope of work consists of:

• Widening the embankment, bush clearing and topsoil stripping. The lower subgrade is made of G7 fill materials of 250-350 mm and the improved subgrade of G15 125-350mm. The subbase will be chemically stabilized cement of 150-215 mm, 125-150 mm of crushed stone base course and a wearing course of Asphalt Concrete of 55-100mm.
• Installation of concrete pipe culverts of 900 mm and 1200mm and construction of single and multiple cell box culverts.
• Construction of a total of 7 bridges along the road, and these include four (4) along Masindi – Kisanja section namely; Waiga with a span of 24m, Wairongo with a span of 30m, Zoliya with a span of 18m, and Sambiya with a span of 18m.

Three (3) bridges are on Tangi Junction – Paraa – Buliisa section namely; Tangi with a span of 30m, Emmi with a span of 18m and a big Paraa Bridge with a span of 525m.

• Paraa bridge, which is composed of 13 spans each at 40m and bridge deck of 15.95m wide.

Project progress

• The work done against progress stands at 11.36% against a planned 43.18% indicating slippage of 31.82%.
• The design progress stands at 86.57% against a planned 100.00% indicating slippage of 13.43%.
• The financial progress is 13.78% against a planned 45.42%.
• The contract time elapsed by the time of the visit was 44%.
• Works on the bridges stands at Waiga 39.67%, Wairongo 54.10%, Zoliya 43.05%, Sambiya 22.76%, Tangi the designs had just been approved, Emmi 18.17% and Paraa Bridge 9.55% and a temporary steel bridge had been completed and use.