• Reference: P-UG-DB0-017
• Approval date: 27/04/2005
• Start date: 24/07/2006
• Appraisal Date: 09/07/2004
• Status: OngoingOnGo
• Implementing Agency: MINISTRY OF WORKS
• Location: SOUTH-WESTERN UGANDA

The project consists of:

A) Civil Works

Construction Works for the upgrading of gravel surfaced road to bitumen standard with 6.0-m wide carriageway and 1.5-m shoulders on both sides from Kabale town through Kisoro town to Bungana with a spur to Kyanika Border Post (98.7 km): Works involve: 250-mm thick stabilised sub-base, 150-mm thick crushed-stone base and 50-mm Asphalt Concrete surfacing .

B)Consultancy Services

i)Construction supervision services of Kabale-Bunagana/Kyanika road works;

ii)Consultancy Services for Audit;

iii)Consultancy Services forFeasibility and Detailed Engineering study of Nyakahita-Ibanda-Fort Portal Road (208 km)

(iv)Consultancy Services for Detailed engineering study for rehabilitation of rural roads in 12 districts; and

 

(v)Consultancy Services for review and update of all documentation of Kabale-Bunagana Kyanika road upgrading project by PPF Advance-already executed.

C) Resettlement of the affected population

1To reduce transport cost and travel time between Kabale and Kisoro districts and promote regional integration with DRC and Rwanda.

2 To prepare road projects to enhance accessibility in the South-western region of Uganda.

1.The road upgrading from gravel to paved standard is the main component of the project, and has been conceived under the Road Sector Development Program (RSDP2), which is within the framework of the Sector Investment Programme. This national gravel road, which serves the highly fertile hilly areas between Kabale and Kisoro districts also provides a route into neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at Bunagana with a spur to Rwanda at Kyanika, is in poor condition. It does not provide all-weather service to the road users due to blockages usually caused by frequent landslides, and is often slippery for trucks and other vehicles during rainy seasons. The rationale behind the proposed project is that the improvement of the road will contributes to poverty reduction and promotes regional integration. Hence, relevant studies were conducted on the road that carries about 34% of trucks as cross-border traffic; and its improvement was recommended with a view to meeting the required service levels for truck traffic. From the detailed engineering design report, the technical options for the treatment of the road surface under the project include: "do-nothing" on the existing gravel road, gravel improvement, and upgrading from gravel to bitumen standard with surface dressing and Asphalt concrete. Asphalt concrete surfacing has been selected as the most cost-effective technical option for the road upgrading, given the equivalent standard axle loads to be carried during the road design life.

2.The proposed studies consisting of Fort Portal-Ibanda- Nyakahita road and some district roads in 12 districts in the south-western region of Uganda have been conceived within the RSDP2 with a view that their improvement would further increase the density of paved roads and provide connectivity/accessibility of rural population to economic and social centers in the region. The district roads study is also conceived within the context of the Governments Ten-Year District Roads Investment Programme (TYDRIP) for re-gravelling of prioritized feeder roads. These roads are in poor condition and are not all-weather roads. They require grading, spot gravelling and drainage re-instatement, as emergency measures. These roads when improved will enhance accessibility to the south-western region of Uganda that is fertile for the production of food and cash crops, and livestock. The feasibility study and detailed engineering design of Fort Portal-Ibanda-Nyakahita road to be upgraded to bituminous standard, and detailed engineering study of the district roads are required to determine options for their improvement and to support the RSDP. These pre-investment studies will be financed under ADF Grant resources. The abridged TORs are presented in Annexes 8 and 9.

1.The primary beneficiaries are road users, traders and farmers. An important economic benefit to be derived as a result of road improvement is the increase in agricultural production from the farm holdings within the road's zone of influence. The other stakeholders who are affected by the project are landowners, the local/district authorities, NGOs and other (CBOs) community-based organisations.

2. In Uganda the men to women ratio is 95:100 and in the project zone, the ratio is 89:100. In the project area, the women are generally producers of food crops while the men are landowners. The main determinant of rural poverty reduction has been the ability to market high-value cash crops. The households in food crop sector, especially those marketing little amounts of food crops only experience modest rates of poverty reduction. However, the gender division of labour in many Ugandan rural and farming systems is that men concentrate on livestock and high-value crops farming, while women are involved in food crop subsistence farming. When the proposed road improvements are implemented, the women and men will equally benefit through improved employment opportunities and better access to markets as well as other social and economic facilities.

ISOOBA Daniel Mukunya - OITC2

Finance source	Amount
ADF	UAC 28,500,000
Government	UAC 4,970,000
Total	UAC 33,470,000