The Kampala–Gayaza Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala to the town of Gayaza in the Wakiso District. The road is part of the 44 kilometres (27 mi) Kampala–Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road Project.[1][2]
| Kampala–Gayaza Road | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Kampala |
| Kaleerwe Katalemwa Mpererwe Kasangati | |
| North end | Gayaza |
| Location | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Highway system | |
Location
editThe road starts at the roundabout on the Kampala-Bombo Road, 2 miles (3.2 km) from downtown Kampala. It continues through the Kaleerwe neighborhood, where it crosses the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway. It continues in a northeasterly direction through Kanyanya, Mpererwe, Luteete, Wampeewo, and Kasangati to end at Gayaza, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from its beginning.[3]
Overview
editThe improvement to class II bitumen standard with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts was commissioned in 2008.[4]
Points of interest
editThe following additional points of interest lie along or near the road:
1. Kaleerwe, a neighborhood in the Kawempe Division of Kampala, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from Kampala's central business district.[5]
2. Kanyanya, a Kampala neighborhood, about 9 kilometres (6 mi) from Kampala.[6]
3. Mpererwe, another neighborhood in Kampala, approximately 9.5 kilometres (6 mi) north of the city center.[7]
4. Wampeewo, in Wampeewo Parish, Nangabo Subcounty, Wakiso District]], approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kampala City center.[8]
5. Kasangati in Nangabo Subcounty, Wakiso District, about 16.5 kilometres (10 mi) north of Kampala.[9]
6. Gayaza High School, an all-girls middle and high school in the town of Gayaza, about 1.2 kilometres (1 mi) north of the end of the Kampala–Gayaza Road.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ UNRA (25 April 2016). "Uganda National Roads Authority: Kampala–Gayaza–Ziroobwe (44Km)". Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Vision Reporter (5 April 2011). "UNRA should complete Kampala–Gayaza Road properly". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda And Gayaza, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ New Vision (25 November 2008). "Gayaza Road gets tarmac". New Vision. Kampala. Uganda. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kalerwe, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda And Kanyanya, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda And Mpererwe, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Wampeewo, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kasangati, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Downtown Gayaza, Uganda And Gayaza High School, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 September 2022.