Uganda secures funding for new Karuma Bridge

Uganda

The bridge has been closed several times over the years to allow for repairs.

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Uganda has signed a deal to replace the ageing Karuma Bridge, located about 240km north of Kampala over the Victoria Nile, with a modern structure.

The new bridge will have a design life of 120 years, more than double that of the existing structure, which was built in 1963, a year after Uganda became an independent state.