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Kampala–Gulu Highway

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The road from Kampala to Gulu is old (first constructed in the 1940s), and narrow. Instead of the regulatory 7 metres (23 ft) of roadway, with shoulders and drainage channels, this road is only 6 metres (20 ft) in some sections, leaving little room for vehicles to overtake one another. The
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is built, as expected, it will constitute the first 33 kilometres (21 mi) of the Kampala–Gulu Highway. From Kamdini, the Kampala–Gulu Highway continues north, for another 62 kilometres (39 mi), as the
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meets the Kampala–Gulu Highway. (g) The 52 kilometres (32 mi) Masindi–Kigumba Road meets with the Gulu Highway. (h) in
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makes a sharp left turn, off the Kampala-Gulu Highway. (i) Approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) further north, at
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Along its journey, the Kampala–Gulu Highway intersects with several major roadways, including the following: (a) at
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Kampala–Gulu Road, is one of the most accident-prone in the country, along with
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are 02°14'04.0"N, 32°14'46.0"E (Latitude:2.234444; Longitude:32.246111).
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The road starts in Kampala and continues north, through eight
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The coordinates of the road near the town of 916:"Gulu-Kamudini Road Construction Commissioned" 618:"Grief At KIU As Six Students Die In Accident" 526: 315:, makes a sharp right turn to continue on to 647:"Truck blocks traffic at busy Karuma Bridge" 499:"Kampala–Gulu Highway To Be Expanded - UNRA" 297:Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road 169:, the largest urban centre in the country's 558:"22 Confirmed Dead In Kiryandongo Accident" 409:"Five Perish In Kampala–Gulu Road Accident" 319:, 68 kilometres (42 mi) to the east. 188:The road passes through the districts of 975:Uganda National Road Authority Homepage 615: 504:. 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Index

Kampala
Bombo
Luweero
Kigumba
Kiryandongo
Karuma
Kamdini
Omoro
Gulu
Uganda
Roads in Uganda
Uganda
Kampala
Central Region
Gulu
Northern Region
Ugandan districts
Kampala
Wakiso
Luweero
Nakasongola
Kiryandongo
Oyam
Omoro
Gulu
Karuma
Kampala–Jinja Road
Kampala–Masaka Road
Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
Uganda National Roads Authority

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