Lira–Kamdini–Karuma Road

The Lira–Kamdini–Karuma Road, also known as the Karuma–Kamdini–Lira Road, is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Lira, in Lira District, with the towns of Kamdini and Karuma, both in Oyam District.

Lira–Kamdini–Karuma Road
Route information
Length	50 mi (80 km)
History	Designated in 2008 Completed in 2011
Major junctions
East end	Lira
Major intersections	Kamdini
West end	Karuma
Location
Country	Uganda
Highway system
Roads in Uganda

Route description

The road starts at Lira, the largest town in the Lango sub-region, and continues westwards through Kamdini, where it takes a southwesterly direction to end at Karuma, a distance of approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi).^[1] The road is part of the Tororo to Arua and the Tororo to Juba transportation corridors. The coordinates of the road near Kamdini are 2°13'43.0"N, 32°20'08.0"E (Latitude:2.228599; Longitude:32.335545).^[2]

History

The road was upgraded to class II bitumen surface with shoulders and drainage channels during the three years leading up to August 2011 when work was competed. The total road length was quoted as 88 kilometres (55 mi).^[3] The work extended to Karuma Bridge itself.^[4]

See also

• List of roads in Uganda
• Transportation in Uganda
• Economy of Uganda
• Uganda National Roads Authority