Hoima–Butiaba–Wanseko Road


Hoima–Butiaba–Wanseko Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the city of Hoima and the towns of Butiaba, Buliisa, and Wanseko on the shores of Lake Albert.

Location

The road starts at Hoima, and continues northwest through Butiaba and Buliisa and ending in Wanseko, in the oil-rich Albertine Graben, a distance of approximately. The road connects the Buseruka Parish to Hoima, the largest city in the Bunyoro sub-region. The coordinates of the road near Butiaba are:1°47'28.0"N, 31°23'05.0"E.

Upgrading to bitumen

The government of Uganda has earmarked this road for upgrading through the conversion of the existing gravel road to bitumen surface and the building of bridges and drainage channels. Kolin Insaat, a construction firm from Turkey, has been selected, with the approval of the cabinet of Uganda, to carry out the improvements at a projected cost of approximately US $140 million.
Construction is expected to start during the 2015/16 financial year, although the exact construction timeline had not been released as of June 2015.