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Kireka market vendors plead for more time to relocate.
Kireka Farmers’ Market and Lorry Park Operators operating along the road and railway reserves in Kireka have asked the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) for more time to relocate to...
UNRA moves to evict encroachers along Northern Bypass
UNRA has today engaged and served notice to encroachers on the road reserves around the Kalerwe market and along Kampala Northern bypass. Speaking to the market and boda boda riders’...
MV Kyoga II tests Lake Kyoga waters ahead of commissioning
Residents and business population of the Nakasongola and Lango sub-region are jubilating in anticipation of a new vessel on the waters of Lake Kyoga. The MV Kyoga II, which will...
UNRA inspects roads in the KARAMOJA region.
The Uganda National Roads Authority Executive Director and the senior management team inspected the road network in the Karamoja region. Senior management team toured the region in a bid to...
UNRA ENGAGES LOCALS ON ROAD RESERVES.
UNRA’s Road Protection Directorate has engaged with Kalerwe market leaders, police and KCCA authorities. In a meeting held at Kalerwe, the directorate of road protection addressed the question of UNRA’s...
UNRA meets CEOs of Eastern Africa roads agencies.
Uganda National Roads authority is seeking collaboration with other roads authorities in the region to establish a platform for information exchange, sharing of experiences and competencies to foster cooperation in...
UNRA ED LECTURES POLICE CADETS AT KABALYE
The Executive Director Ms. Allen Kagina addressed hundreds of police cadets from Uganda, South Sudan and Somalia at the Police Training School, Kabalye in Masindi district. While presenting a paper...
Operation "FikaSalama" rolls out on Masaka road
The road carnage becoming increasingly pronounced and with motorists adamant to change driver behaviour, UNRA has commenced operations to end this bloodshed on Ugandan roads starting with the Kampala- Masaka-Mbarara...
Patrick Kamanda the Environment Specialist making a presentation during_ the meeting with the Utility companies.
Uganda National Roads Authority together with utility companies has had a consultative meeting to harmonize and streamline the tree planting exercise along the boundaries of road reserves. Eng. Isaac Wani,...
Mrs. Kagina addressing the transporters today at UNRA offices Kyambogo
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Executive Director Mrs. Allen Kagina with her senior management team held an interaction with the transporters fraternity in the country. The meeting intended to...
UNRA meets Buliisa, Nebbi community over ferry repairs.
The Panyimur-Wanseko ferry along the Albert Nile connecting the districts of Buliisa and Nebbi is to undergo repairs starting next week for 10 days. In line with the new way...
E.D UNRA FLAGS OFF 16 NEW WATER BOWSERS
The executive director Uganda National Road’s Authority (UNRA) Ms. Allen Kagina this week flagged off 16 water bowsers to various stations across the country. Ms.Kagina dispatched off water bowsers that...
Moroto-Nakapiripirit road nears completion
The construction of the 93.3km Moroto-Nakapiripirit road that commenced in 2013 is substantially complete with 99% of physical works progress and now under defects liability period. Comp Eng. Ronald Olaki,...
UNRA undertakes work on 50 year old Mukono-Kayunga road
Constructed in the early 1960’s,Mukono - Kalagi - Kayunga &Bukoloto - Njeru road will by end of July next year, have a fresh look. On completion, the 92Km road now...
UNRA meets Buvuma community ahead of Kiyindi ferry repairs
UNRA meets Buvuma community ahead of Kiyindi ferry repairs 20 May 2016. The Kiyindi ferry connecting Kampala, Jinja and Buvuma islands will be interrupted in its routine operation starting Monday...
UNRA gets tough on social and environmental safeguards on road projects
At the Uganda National Roads Authority, environmental and social safeguards issues have jumped to the front of the queue of the boxes we must tick for every road project we...
Reconstruction of Aswa Bridge kicks off
The reconstruction of Achwa (Aswa) bridge has kicked off starting a journey that is expected to be complete in the next 12 months. The new reinforced concrete bridge will be...
NGO firm calls for citizen involvement in road projects
Friends of Roads Uganda Project (FoR-U), an NGO concerned with citizen involvement and participation in the monitoring of the roads has asked UNRA to ensure active participation of Ugandans in...
UNRA kicks off compensation of affected persons on Mukono-Katosi road
Project Affected Persons (PAPs) along the Mukono-Katosi-Nyenga road will soon have their compensation related matters sorted once and for all. This will be made possible with the commencement of the...
UNRA Intervenes at Kaloke
UNRA has intervened to restore a cut-off road at Kaloke in Semuto after the torrential rains cut link for motorists between Semuto and Namayuba. The heavy rains that increased water...
Executive Director engages online audience
The Executive Director Mrs. Allen Kagina held the Ugandan public and stakeholders in an interactive online question and answer session. The activity coincides with her one year anniversary as UNRA’s...
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Welcome to UNRA
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was established by an Act of Parliament; The Uganda National Authority Act, No. 15 of 2006. UNRA became operational on 1st July 2008.The mandate of UNRA is to develop and maintain the national roads network, advise Government on general roads policy and contribute to addressing of transport concerns, among others.
Brief background
UNRA is one of the products of Road Sector Reforms. In 1996, the Government of Uganda preparedthe 10-Year Road Sector Development Programme (RSDP). The Programme wasreviewed and updated in 2002 making it a 10 Year rolling Road Sector Development Programme Phase 2 (RSDP2). One of the objectives of the RSDP was establishing a robust administration for effective and efficient management of thenational roads network. To achieve this objective, Government committed itself to reform national roads management through the establishment of an autonomous performance-based Road Authority to handle road administration and execution function and restructuring the Ministry of Works and Transportation (MoWT) to focus on policy,setting standards, regulation, monitoringand evaluation functions.
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