The Kampala–Gayaza Road is a road in the
Central Region of
Uganda, connecting the capital city of
Kampala to the town of
Gayaza in the
Wakiso District. The road is part of the 44 kilometres (27 mi) Kampala–Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road Project.[1][2]
Location
The road starts at the roundabout on the Kampala-
Bombo Road, 2 miles (3.2 km) from downtown Kampala. It continues through the
Kaleerwe neighborhood, where it crosses the
Kampala Northern Bypass Highway. It continues in a northeasterly direction through
Kanyanya,
Mpererwe, Luteete, Wampeewo, and
Kasangati to end at Gayaza, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from its beginning.[3]
Overview
The improvement to class II
bitumen standard with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts was commissioned in 2008.[4]
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie along or near the road:
1.
Kaleerwe, a neighborhood in the
Kawempe Division of Kampala, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from Kampala's central business district.[5]
2.
Kanyanya, a Kampala neighborhood, about 9 kilometres (6 mi) from Kampala.[6]
3.
Mpererwe, another neighborhood in Kampala, approximately 9.5 kilometres (6 mi) north of the city center.[7]
4.
Wampeewo, in Wampeewo Parish, Nangabo Subcounty, Wakiso District]], approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kampala City center.[8]
5.
Kasangati in Nangabo Subcounty, Wakiso District, about 16.5 kilometres (10 mi) north of Kampala.[9]
6.
Gayaza High School, an all-girls middle and high school in the town of Gayaza, about 1.2 kilometres (1 mi) north of the end of the Kampala–Gayaza Road.[10]