Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road


Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road is in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Ntungamo in Ntungamo District with Rukungiri in Rukungiri District.

Location

The road starts at Ntungamo, on the Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road. It takes a northwesterly direction, though the towns of Kagamba, Rwashamaire, and Nyakibale, to end at Rukungiri, the district headquarters of Rukungiri District, a total of approximately. The coordinates of the road, about equidistant from Kagamba and Rukungiri, are 0°49'57.0"S, 30°02'25.0"E.

Upgrading to bitumen

Prior to 2004, the road was gravel surfaced and in a poor state. In that year, the government of Uganda upgraded the road to grade II bitumen surface with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts.