Construction is poised to start in July on Uganda’s first-ever toll road. China is financing the $350-million project, which will be built under a public-private partnership for highway transportation management.
The 54-km highway, which will link the capital city of Kampala to the Entebbe International Airport, is set to start in July with financing from the Export-Import Bank of China. Construction is pending approval by the Ugandan Cabinet of the $350-million concessionary loan agreement signed with China in November 2010. Further parliamentary approval is expected by the end of May, according to the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), the agency that implements public road projects.