The Priest for Functions and Transportation, Gen. Katumba Wamala has actually exposed that building and construction of a brand-new bridge at the Katonga river along the Kampala-Masaka freeway will certainly start in October this year.
He made the discovery while reacting to an issue of nationwide value elevated by Kashari North Area Participant of Parliament, Hon. Basil Bataringaya, throughout the plenary remaining on Tuesday, 23 July 2024.
Bataringaya shared issue that repair services on the existing bridge had actually been deserted and charged the preacher to provide days through which the essential profession path would certainly be dealt with.
” In 2014, the Katonga bridge was brushed up away and shut for greater than 6 months. Momentary actions were required to fix this bridge, and website traffic was directed via the lengthy Sembabule roadway which was troubling to investors in regards to cash and time,” Bataringaya stated.
He advised the Functions Priest to develop a much shorter different path as deal with the impacted bridge form.
” And in this situation, I suggest the Rental property Maria-Kalungu-Masaka roadway,” he included.
Gen. Katumba Wamala stated that the Katonga bridge was jeopardized as a result of atmospheric adjustments which affected the habits of the river.
” We needed to examine the atmospheric habits of that river to ensure that we can make a brand-new framework which is durable and will certainly stand the examination of time. We can not hurry right into developing basically the very same bridge which had actually been jeopardized,” he stated.
The preacher likewise exposed that professional will certainly deal with the difficulties within Kalandazi and Lwera swamps to guarantee that the area of the roadway is brought back to fulfill the difficulties of the vehicle quantities.
He likewise got in touch with roadway individuals along the Kampala-Masaka freeway to work out persistence as building and construction services the brand-new bridge occurs.
” I desire us to comprehend these frameworks are not straightforward frameworks to do. If we do a framework quickly, and it hands out in a couple of years, it will certainly be this very same Residence that will certainly place us to job. This is a really delicate framework therefore it must be made with all the care and information it should have,” stated Katumba Wamala.
In May 2023, the Katonga bridge was ruined by flash floodings triggering the federal government to develop a diversion for hefty vehicles to the Mpigi-Sembabule-Masaka roadway.
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