Kyaliwajjala–Kira–Kasangati–Matugga Road

The Kyaliwajjala–Kira–Kasangati–Matugga Road, also Kyaliwajjala–Matugga Road or Kira–Matugga Road, is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the neighborhood of Kyaliwajjala, in Kira Municipality in Wakiso District, to the town of Matugga, also in Wakiso District. This road is part of the 101 km Kampala Outer Beltway Project.

Location
The road starts at Kyaliwajjala, along the Kireka–Namugongo Road. It proceeds in a northwesterly direction to Downtown Kira. From there it continues northwestwards to Kasangati. At Kasangati, it crosses the Kampala–Gayaza Road and continues through Nangabo and Kiti, to end at Matugga, on the Kampala–Gulu Highway, approximately 20 km from where it began.

Overview
The road is a busy transport corridor in northern Kyaddondo County, linking rapidly expanding residential neighborhoods and business centers. Up until August 2020, most of the road was gravel-surfaced in varying stages of disrepair. That month, the Uganda National Roads Authority signed a construction contract with a Chinese contractor to upgrade the road to class II bitumen standard with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts.

Upgrade
The construction contract was awarded to Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO). Work includes widening the road to single carriageway standard. Five road junctions at Kyaliwajjala, Kira, Kasangati, Kiti and Matugga will be improved and/or equipped with traffic signals. Each side of the road will get a bicycle and pedestrian lane. Automated solar security lights are to be installed along the entire 20 km of the road.

Funding and timeline
The construction contract is budgeted at approximately USh200 billion (approx. US$55 million). Work is expected to start during the fourth quarter of 2020 and last 36 months. Funding is 100 percent provided by the Government of Uganda.