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She made these remarks on Sunday as she commissioned the second phase of the Kampala Northern Bypass road.
The road is a major highway part of the northern corridor route that links Uganda, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, and South Sudan o the port of Mombasa.
Mrs. Alupo said the EU had earlier informed her about the vandalism of road infrastructure, especially the completed projects. She said the projects started back in 2004 but the contractor got full access to the site in 2019.
‘’After acquiring resources, which are meant to be invested on infrastructural projects, there should be no delays whatsoever because of the reasons associated with the land where the project is going to be implemented. We lose approximately $27million every year because of delay in agreeing and securing land for infrastructural development which magnates the journey of development,’’ she said.
The VP also commended the EU for providing financial support towards the development of the critical infrastructure.
She revealed that this road will accelerate the social-economic transformation of Uganda and the East African region at large.
The European Union Ambassador, H.E. Attilio Pacifici said they supported Uganda’s transport sector with grants amounting to EUR 800 million over the last 35 years.
The function took place at Hoima interchange junction in Lubijji and the Minister of State for Works and Transport Hon Musa Echweru attended.
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