KAMPALA: A section of Kampala-Masaka highway between Busega and Kyengera sunk in due to heavy rains hence pouring the water into the road. This same thing happened just a few months back when the same road section caved in December 2023.
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) spokesperson, Allan Ssempebwa said that they were mobilizing materials and all the necessary equipment to clear the situation as soon as they could.
“We are experiencing a failure at the section of the highway as the drainage system collapsed, what we are doing right now is mobilizing materials and other necessary equipment to intervene as quickly as possible.” He also advised on the new traffic flow for vehicles coming from Masaka to Kampala.
“Vehicles coming from Masaka will use Budo-Kasenge road to Nateete to join Kampala.” He said. Traffic Officers have been diverted from Kampala to Masaka so that the Busega Road joins the Nsangi Road and Buloba Road joins the Kampala Road for better access.
By that, here is a list of the new route systems that the motorists should use in this period of the failed drainage system along the Kampala-Masaka Highway.
Motorists from Kampala-Masaka road are advised to use Nakawuka road-Budo junction on Kitemu to access Kampala-Masaka highway or Mityana road-Buloba and Nsangi to access Kampala-Masaka highway. Then Motorists from Masaka to Kampala should use Kitemu or Budo-Nakawuka to access Kampala or Nsangi-Buloba to Mityana to access Kampala.
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The Director of traffic and road officers ASP. Micheal Kananura appeals to the general public that to be patient as the road network is fully restored for easy access again. As UNRA further explained that, this damage would take them three or more days to get done.
“I appeal to the general public to be patient as teams from traffic police access the damage in a short period.”
Furthermore, it should be known that, Masaka road is in the central region of Uganda connecting the capital city of Kampala to the southwestern town of Masaka district and more than 10 of western Uganda’s districts.
