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Before 2009, the Gulu–Nimule Road was a gravel-surfaced, two-lane road. It is a major route of transportation between Uganda and South Sudan. During the rainy season, the road became impassable, as was the case in 2008 when rains closed it for a week. In March 2009, the
336:, in Amuru District. This is the last town in Uganda, before the road reaches the International border between Uganda and South Sudan at Nimule. (6) the town of Nimule, in Equatoria Province, South Sudan, approximately 104 kilometres (65 mi), north of Gulu. 643: 665: 688: 1026: 698: 1021: 434: 381: 733: 1323: 168:, just north of the international border between the two countries. The road, known as Highway A104 in Uganda, continues into South Sudan as Highway A43. 615: 1186: 763: 1422: 234: 310: 977: 200:
at the border between Uganda and South Sudan, a distance of approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi). The coordinates of the road near
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construction Group that had successfully completed civil engineering projects in various
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firm, was awarded the contract to design the road at a cost of US$ 800,000. The
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provided the loans to fund the construction, expected to cost US$ 102 million.
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agreed to fund the engineering design of the improved road to an all-weather
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are 3°17'02.0"N, 32°07'04.0"E (Longitude:3.283889; Latitude:32.117778).
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The following landmarks lie close or near the Gulu–Nimule Road:
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section, measuring 70 kilometres (43 mi), was awarded to
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The costs for this section of the road was met by the 328:(1) city of Gulu in Gulu District, the largest city in 532:"Museveni Commissions Tarmacking of Atiak-Nimule Road" 1332: 1311: 1280: 1266: 1221: 1076: 1035: 999: 965: 944: 910: 894: 833: 796: 117: 103: 98: 84: 64: 54: 49: 39: 31: 26: 21: 729:Road Construction Costs Raised to US$ 160 Million 644:"Map Showing Gulu And Pabbo With Distance Marker" 386:Uganda State House-Presidential Press Unit (PPU) 689:"Elegu: A Booming Town Clamouring for Services" 616:"Atiak-Nimule road near completion, says UNRA" 587:"Museveni Commissions Atiak-Nimule Road Works" 494:Jeff Lule, and Cecilia Okoth (28 March 2010). 1180: 757: 435:"Location of Gulu–Nimule Road At Google Maps" 8: 1027:Lira–Gulu–Nebbi–Arua High Voltage Power Line 249:After several delays, the contract for the 1187: 1173: 1165: 1053:Gulu Campus of Uganda Management Institute 764: 750: 742: 666:"Distance Between Gulu And Atiak With Map" 1022:Lira–Gulu–Agago High Voltage Power Line 724:Uganda National Road Authority Homepage 367: 375: 373: 371: 235:Japan International Cooperation Agency 225:surface. 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Index

Gulu
Pabbo
Atiak
Bibia
Nimule
Uganda
Roads in Uganda
Northern Region
Uganda
Gulu
Gulu District
Nimule
Eastern Equatoria State
South Sudan
Gulu
Pabbo
Atiak
Bibia
Elegu
Nimule
Atiak
Amuru District
World Bank
tarmac
South African
government of Japan
Japan International Cooperation Agency
World Bank
Gulu
Atiak

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