Ugandan president commissions Gulu-Juba highway
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May 10, 2012 (JUBA) - Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday
officially commissioned the long-awaited construction of the
Gulu-Nimule highway, which directly links Uganda to the Republic of
South Sudan.
The construction of the 104km highway, reportedly delayed due to
tender disputes, will be undertaken by China Henan International
Cooperation Group Limited.
An estimated sh89bn has been earmarked for its completion in August
2014. The project will reportedly be done in two phases; with the
first covering the construction of the Gulu-Atiak road, while the
second phase will cover Atiak-Nimule road.
“We are here to launch the construction of Gulu-Atiak road and later
on Atiak-Nimule road. This is what I promised you during the
elections. Northern Uganda will be rehabilitated; but also developed.
When we talk of rehabilitation we mean repairing all the old
infrastructures. NRM is not only talking of repairing the old
infrastructures but also building new ones,” Museveni said in a
statement.
Upgrading the road from gravel to tarmac, Museveni said, will attract
foreign investors and thus improve the Uganda’s direct foreign
investment.
Ahmadou Moustapha Ndiaye, the World Bank country manager for Uganda,
said the commissioning of the road project clearly “demonstrates that
World Bank’s lending is bearing some fruits.”
Apart from funding the road construction, Ndiaye said the world’s
largest financial institution is already exploring ways of supporting
road safety mechanisms through the establishment of a National Roads
Safety Authority (NRSA).
Tarmacking of the Gulu-Juba highway, analysts say, will enhance South
Sudan’s integration into the East African Community (EAC); a regional
body that currently comprises Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and
Burundi as member states.
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