Jinja – Kampala Road Upgrading

Project Number: T.05.3.15
Project Title:
Status:
Jinja – Kampala Road Upgrading
Countries | Region
Project Location
Sector | Sub-Sector
Project description
S2
Feasibility and needs
assessment
Uganda | East Africa
Kampala - Jinja
Transport | Road
 Kampala - Jinja Road Capacity Improvement, part of the Northern Corridor
Diagnostic Study
 It is a 75 km dual carriageway road; will have 2 lanes
 Part of the Northern Multimodal Corridor PIDA Project
Objectives,
 Improvement of the traffic capacity of Kampala - Jinja road corridor by
Economic Sustainability and expected
adopting a dual carriageway road configuration with the number of lanes in
benefits
each direction ranging from 2 to 4
 As part of the overall PIDA project, as a result of a more efficient transport
system, it will be simpler for people and goods to cross the borders of the
countries involved. This will save costs and speed up regional integration and
tradIt is expected that this project will contribute USD 1.5 million to the
national output during construction
 Projected financial internal rate of return: 12.8%
 NPV: USD 47, 840, 000
REC
EAC, COMESA, IGAD
Project Sponsors
Government of Uganda (GoU)
Implementing Authority
Lead Agency: Uganda National Roads Authority
Project Status
 Contract type: Build
 Expected construction duration is 4 years
 Design studies for upgrading the road are on-going with planned completion
in December 2013 and will either recommend upgrade of the existing road
or the provision of a new 3 - 4 lane dual carriageway with access control
 Issue of operations and maintenance funding: Resolved
 Technical studies: Partially completed
Total estimated Project Value
USD 67.5 million
Preparation Costs
Approx. USD 6 million (USD 5,967,087.91) 100% of which is secured
Financing Obtained
USD 2 million from the GoU
Way Forward
 Prepare financing plan, check PPP feasibility
 Obtain financing for the project
 Preliminary risk assessment done; need to prepare risk mitigation plans
 Government policy and legislative decisions to be taken
 Governance, management and structure needs to be identified
Political Support
GoU made allocation for the project as part of the Ministeral Budget Policy
Statement
Funding Gap
USD 65.475 million
Background
The Northern Multimodal Corridor involves the modernisation of East Africa’s highest priority multimodal
corridor and the roll-out of a smart corridor system. This corridor is the highest priority multimodal corridor
in East Africa and will speed up the ease of access for people and goods across the borders of the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. As a result of a more efficient
transport system, it will be simpler for people and goods to cross the borders of the countries involved. This
will save costs and speed up regional integration and trade.
The project involves the modernisation of East Africa’s highest priority multimodal corridor and the roll-out
of a smart corridor system (six modules). This includes the modernisation of a 129 kilometre stretch of road
and the upgrading of 602 kilometres of road; the modernisation of six lake ports; and the creation of four
one-stop border posts.
The East African Community and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa will play a key role in
this project, with the Northern Corridor Transit Transport Co-ordination Authority (NCTTCA) as the
implementation agency. The NCTTCA was established to co-ordinate the implementation of the Northern
Corridor Transit Agreement and to carry out decisions and resolutions reached by its policy organs.
The NCTTCA has been appointed as the implementation agency, and a public-private partnership structure
and toll system is envisioned for the project. The norms and standards still need to be harmonised and the
financing plan has to be defined. This programme includes a large number of individual
construction/upgrading projects, and may need future extension due to capacity shortages and increasing
traffic. The total project value is estimated to be about USD 1 billion.
The Jinja - Kampala Project is a sub – project, and the certain details of the project preparation status are
presented below.
Preliminary Road Up-gradation Details
Description
Unit Costs for constructing the road (US$/km)
9,00,000.00
Unit Costs for Routine Maintenance (US$/frequency/km)
1,700.00
Unit Costs for Periodic Maintenance (US$/frequency/km)
94.50
Unit Costs for Rehabilitation (US$/frequency/km)
770.00
Unit VOC for light vehicles (US$/veh-km)
0.30
Unit VOC for heavy vehicles (US$/veh-km)
1.06
LV Traffic Growth Rate (%)
6.00
HV Traffic Growth Rate (%)
6.00
Frequency of Routine Maintenance - Every x years e.g. 1
(Number)
Frequency of Periodic Maintenance - Every x years e.g. 5
(Number)
Frequency of Rehabilitation Every x years e.g. 20 (Number)
1.00
7.00
15.00