Industry: Transport

Consultancy Services for the Design Review and Construction Supervision for the Capacity Improvement of the Kampala Northern Bypass – Phase 2 (17.5 Km)

Kampala, Uganda

Consultancy Services for the Design Review and Construction Supervision for the Capacity Improvement of the Kampala Northern Bypass – Phase 2 (17.5 Km)

Client

Ministry of Works and Transport

Funder

The European Union

Value of services

EUR 961,904.08

Start / End Dates

June 2014 - November 2018

The project entailed capacity improvement of the Kampala Northern Bypass comprising the construction of a 17.5 km second carriageway alongside the existing carriageway (between Busega and Hoima road - on the LHS of the existing carriageway and between Gayaza Road and Namboole - on the RHS of the existing Northern Bypass), sidewalks, grade-separated junctions, junction lighting and signalization, and ancillary works. The consultant supervised swamp treatment (excavation, rockfilling, geotextile, consolidation monitoring, and preparation of stable working platforms, etc.) for the entire road, as well as RC bridge works at Sentema Road, Hoima Road, Gayaza Road and Kyebando interchanges, including asphalt trials. The total length of road section whose capacity was improved (dualled) is 17.5 Km.

Planning, feasibility, conceptual design
Design
Construction
Operations and maintenance
Decommissioning

Challenge

The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, often referred to as the Northern Bypass, is a road in Uganda. It forms a semicircle across the northern suburbs of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The road was constructed to relieve traffic congestion within the city center, allowing cross-country traffic to bypass the city's downtown area.

Solution

The consultant supervised swamp treatment (excavation, rockfilling, geotextile, consolidation monitoring, and preparation of stable working platforms, etc.) for the entire road, as well as RC bridge works at Sentema Road, Hoima Road, Gayaza Road and Kyebando interchanges, including asphalt trials. The total length of road section whose capacity was improved (dualled) is 17.5 Km

Aerial view of Ntinda interchange along the carriageway

Aerial view of Ntinda interchange along the carriageway

Dual-carriage way along the bypass

Dual-carriage way along the bypass

One of the interchanges for the project

One of the interchanges for the project

Dual Carriage way the Kampala Northern Bypass

Dual Carriage way the Kampala Northern Bypass