Uganda, April 12 -- Construction works on the 11-kilometre Kisiro Bridge in Namutumba District are at 75 per cent completion, Excel Construction Company, the contractor, said at the weekend.
The works, which started in 2019 at a cost of Shs27 billion and funded by the government, is expected to end this year and boost businesses in the area, according to locals.
Mr Lamis Ngesi, a resident of Kisiro Village, said the bridge, once completed, will boost business in Bukedi Sub-region.
"This is going to be the easiest route connecting Namutumba to Bukedi, and with many crops in the area such as maize and groundnuts, graining mills will emerge in Kisiro, Bugobi Town Council, Bangu, Malanga, and Budaba in Butaleja District, hence offering ready...