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Ground Breaking of the Karujumba Bridge

Residents of Kitabu sub-county, Bukonzo County east in Kasese District are eager for the completion of a 12 billion shillings bridge over River Nyamughasana. The Bridge is being constructed by a local contractor Armpass Technical Services. In 1966 flood water swashed away the bridge that existed at that point leaving…

Budadiri East and West Constituencies Connected by Bunadasa-Bugibuni Bridge

The State Minister for Works, Hon. Musa Ecweru on Wednesday 25th January 2023, officially broke ground for the construction of the Bunadasa-Bugibuni composite bridge over River Sironko. The project is fully funded by the government of Uganda. Once completed, the bridge will provide connectivity to the communities of Budadiri East…

The 2nd Integrated Transport Infrastructure and Services Programme Review Workshop

The Ministry of Works and Transport held its second Integrated Transport Infrastructure and Services Programme Review workshop on the 8th of December, 2022. The performance review ran under the theme “Optimizing Transport Infrastructure and Services for Socio-economic Development”. The review workshop evaluated the annual Programme performance for the Financial Year…

Launch of the National road Safety Week

Boda-Boda safety is at the center of this year’s National Road Safety Awareness Campaign. This year, the Ministry, in collaboration with road safety stakeholders has decided to raise awareness of Motorcycle safety under the theme “Together for boda-boda Safety”.   The decision to focus on creating awareness of the safety…

Rehabilitation of Bulindo-Nsasa-Namugongo Roads

Residents of Bulindo, Nsasa and Namugongo in Kira Municipality relieved as rehabilitation works for the 4.56 Km road that links them commences. The 4.56 Km stretch has been characterized by dust during the dry season and excess mad and gullies during the rainy season. The residents are therefore greatly relieved…

Improving Maritime Safety on Ugandan Waterways

The Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime Communication and Transport (MLVMCT) project identified maritime safety as one of the major challenges impeding the growth of the maritime industry within Uganda. Therefore, the Ministry of Works and Transport through the MLVMCT project is making moves to improve maritime safety within Ugandan Waterways through…