Upgrading Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road, Uganda

Upgrading of the Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road project in Uganda. The project is targeting upgrading of 191 km connecting the western part with the northern parts of Uganda. It traverses through four districts and connects several local trading centers and villages to the District Headquarters of Masindi, Apac, Lira and Pader. The road is part of the Lira – Kitgum – Musingo road which is a link to Southern Sudan. The road link starts at Rwekunye in Masindi District on the Kampala – Gulu highway runs through Masindi Port where there is a ferry crossing across the Nile River, Apac Town, Lira Town and terminates at Puranga in Pader District. The project scope includes all works related to upgrading of the existing 2-lane earthen / gravel roadway to two 3.5m wide traffic lanes (7 meters asphaltic carriageway), 1.5m paved shoulders on each side. The project comprises two lots. Major work items include earthworks, granular pavement layers, asphalt pavement, paved shoulders, retaining structures, gabion walls, bridges, culverts, pipe culverts, road side drainage system, installation of road safety devices, weighing stations, construction of roadside facilities such as lay-byes, bus stops and waiting area, service areas, emergency stopovers environmental mitigation measures, etc. and other associated miscellaneous civil works.