Karuma Bridge Set to Close for Final Repairs.
The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced the full closure of Karuma Bridge from March 10 to March 31, 2025, to complete essential repair works aimed at ensuring the…
Uganda Launches Phase 3 Digital License Plates
TODAY, 6th January 2025, we roll out the Third Phase of the Digital Registration Number Plates. Category: Vehicles entering the country for first-time registration. Venue: Malaba Border Entry Point, and…
New Look of Motorcycle and Tri-Cycle Plates
A total of 9,784 motorcycles have been fitted with the New Digital Registration Number Plates since commencement on 1st November 2024. The new Intelligent Transport Monitoring System – will enable…
Phase One of the Construction of Kabalega International Airport Currently at 96% Completion
The construction of Kabalega International Airport, a key infrastructure project in Uganda’s oil and gas sector, is now 96% complete, with the official commissioning set for September 2025. The airport,…
URC STARTS RAILWAY UPGRADE AND EXTENSION
After the completion of the Kampala-Namanve-Mukono stretch, Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) now eyes the Kampala-Port Bell line rehabilitation. This will be followed by Kampala-Kyengera, whose feasibility study has been completed,…
MALABA-KAMPALA STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY (SGR) TO COST SHS10.8 TRILLION
THE Government of Uganda has signed a contract with a Turkish construction firm, Yapi Merkezi to build a 273 kilometer Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) between Malaba and Kampala, at a…
Uganda Adopts Data Communication for Enhanced Air Navigation Reliability
Uganda has upgraded its air navigation services by incorporating data communication alongside traditional voice communication. The new system aims to improve the safety and efficiency of air traffic. The Uganda…
GOVERNMENT MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN SGR PROJECT
GOVERNMENT MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN SGR PROJECT GOVERNMENT is continuing to make significant progress in the development of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in the country, with the contract due…
URA meets boda-boda riders as registration deadline is extended
Uganda Revenue Authority has met with boda-boda riders in Arua City to sensitize them on the ongoing boda-boda registration exercise.In the wake of the increased smuggling using numberless motorcycles in…
Construction of Katonga bridge to commence in October
The Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala has revealed that construction of a new bridge at the Katonga river along the Kampala-Masaka highway will commence in October this…