Uganda, April 23 -- Traffic flow has fully opened on the Kampala-Masaka Highway following completion of remedial restoration works of the damaged spot at the Kyengera-Budo section, the Ugandan National Roads Authority (Unra) said on Tuesday.

By 5pm, vehicles of all sizes were able to use the highway, saving motorists from connecting to the city centre through narrow and jam riddled alternative routes.

Unra spokesperson Allan Ssempebwa said "this is a temporary intervention intended to offer relief."

"We have done it quite well to take us for a period of time before we can redo the affected section," Ssempebwa said on Tuesday.

"The road is now fully open for all kinds of traffic be it boda-bodas, motor vehicles, heavy trucks, and Tuk T...