Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road
The Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road is a road in Uganda, connecting the towns of Soroti in Soroti District, Dokolo in Dokolo District, and Lira in Lira District.Location
The road starts at Soroti, the largest town in Teso sub-region, Eastern Region of Uganda. It continues in a northwesterly direction, through Dokolo in Dokolo District, Lango sub-region, Northern Region, to end at Lira, in Lira District, a total distance of about
. The coordinates of the road near Dokolo are 1°55'23.0"N, 33°09'28.0"E.In 2007, partly financed with a loan from the World Bank Group, the government of Uganda began improving the surface of this road to class II bitumen, with shoulders and drainage channels. Upgrading of the Soroti-Dokolo section began in May 2007. Work on the Dokolo-Lira section began a month later. The construction contract was awarded to China Roads and Bridge Corporation. The road works were completed four months ahead of schedule in 2010. The total construction bill for the project was USh:153.1 billion, with the Soroti–Dokolo section costing USh:70.5 billion and the Dokolo–Lira section billed at USh:82.6 billion.
