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| The Road NetworkThe Northern Corridor road networks cover approximately 12,707 Km in length distributed as follows: 567 Km in Burundi; 4,162 Km in DRC; 1,328.6 Km in Kenya, 1,039.4 Km in Rwanda; 3,543 Km in South Sudan and 2,072 Km in Uganda. According to data collected in the Member States; Kenya: 88 % of roads are in good condition, paved and tarmac with an average IRI of below 2.9 mm/m. Only 8 % of the roads are in fair condition while 4 % are in bad condition. Rwanda: most roads in Rwanda about 93 % are in good condition. The remaining 7 % are under rehabilitation and widening of lanes as well as upgrading works from earth to paved roads. Burundi: 41% of the roads are in good condition; 41% in fair condition and 18% (93 Km) of the road are still under poor condition. DRC: 42 % (1,752 Km) of the road condition in DRC is in a good state, 29 % (1,213 km) in fair condition and 29 % an equivalent of 1,207 km is in a bad state. The majority of the roads in DRC are two lanes with a road width of 3 to 3.5 Metres. South Sudan: A majority, at 95 %, of the corridor road in South Sudan is in bad condition, and 5% is in fair condition. Road transport routes From Kenya to Uganda, the Mombasa - Malaba - Kampala road (1170 km) is preferred due to the relative good quality of the network and availability of social amenities en route. The alternative route is Mombasa - Kisumu - Busia - Kampala. Average Transit time from Mombasa to Kampala in 2016 was 5 days. View the daitails for Average Transit Time from Mombasa to various destinations From Uganda to Rwanda, the principal routes are Kampala - Kagitumba - Kigali and Kampala - Gatuna - Kigali; Bujumbura in Burundi is reached from Kampala through Rwanda. Bukavu, Goma and Kisangani are reached from Rwanda and Uganda as well. The Northern Corridor Secretariat is advocating for a much shorter route from Mombasa to Kigali and Bujumbura via Voi-Taveta/Holili-Arusha-Siginda Road; 1,650Km to Kigali & 1,957 Km to Bujumbura. |