WAKISO-UGANDA/NEWSDAY: Government has today launched the pay-to-use system of the Entebe expressway with expensive user fees announced.
Motorcycles with 400cc will pay 3.000; Light vehicles with two axle s…5.000; Light vehicles with 3 axles……10.000; Large cargo vehicles and buses….15.000 and
Vehicles with more than six axles…18.000.
The Expressway, said to be the most expensive worldwide was built with a $476 million loan from the EXIM Bank of China which is payable over a 40-year period. However, since its commissioning in June 2018, the road has been accessed by users without paying toll fees.
Installation of all system components by November 24 2021 and the system will be certified by UNBS on the same day. 30 days trial test run will then commence.
Tolling will go live on January 1, 2022.
The Minister of Works visited the Kampala- Entebbe Expressway ahead of final touches to commence road tolling exercise for the facility.
The Kampala-Entebbe Expressway has two lanes in each direction and comprises two road sections – a 36.94km-long section and a 12.68km-long link road. The speed limit on the expressway ranges between 50km/h and 100km/h.
The 36.94km-long section is further divided into two parts. The first 24.9km stretch of the section originates at a point on the Kampala Northern Bypass between Busega and Masanafu intersections and runs along the new route before ending at Abayita Ababari Interchange.
The 12.04km section starts at Abayita Ababari Interchange and runs along the existing Kampala-Entebbe road, of which 7.4km was widened and 4.64km upgraded.
The 12.68km-long link road starts from the highway at Kajjansi Interchange and runs eastwards before ending at Munyonyo.
The toll road has four interchanges at Busega, Kajjansi, Mpala, and Lweza. It also features 19 overbridges and 18 underpasses to provide access to the area around the road.
A total of three main toll plazas are built on the expressway at Busega, Mpala, and Kajjansi. The Busega toll plaza features six toll gates, while the Mpala and Kajjansi have five gates each.
Two suspensionbridges, measuring 200m and 500m in length, were built over the Lubijji swamp in Busega and on the highway near Kyengera, respectively.
The highway also boasts of a 75m-long bridge at Kajjansi and a 1.45m-long suspension bridge over the Nambigirwa swamp. The Nambigirwa bridge is supported by 240 pillars installed to a depth of 55m and has a lifespan of 100 years.
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