Government has announced that starting tomorrow, Saturday, half of the Kampala Northern Bypass will be closed for six months to allow for repairs.
Works and Transport Minister, Gen Katumba Wamala announced the development in a public notice on Thursday.
“The road works focus on sections of the Kampala Northern Bypass, especially between the Kisaasi and Busega interchanges and involve removing old asphalt, processing the base, priming, and laying a new asphalt overlay. The affected carriageway sections will be fully closed for safety and efficiency, with traffic diverted to the opposite side. The closure will be in effect day and night during the works,” Gen Katumba said.
He explained that while the opposite side of the road will be available for diversion, road users are still advised to plan their journeys and use alternative routes off the Northern Bypass to avoid delays.
“We kindly request road users to exercise maximum caution and adhere to the traffic and safety measures in place to minimise travel inconvenience.”
The 21km Northern Bypass has helped reduce congestion in the centre of Kampala through increased traffic volumes bypassing the city centre.
For example, a motorist driving from Mukono going to Mbarara doesn’t need to come to the city centre but rather joint the Northern Bypass at Namboole and drive up to Busega and join the Kampala- Masaka Road.
The same applies to those goes to Mityana and other road out of the city.
Therefore, the closure is expected to lead to serious traffic jams.
