Uganda's Works and Transport Ministry opened up part of the Karuma-Kamdini highway after nearly a month of closures from embankment damage caused by heavy rainfall. The section got wrecked when nonstop rain triggered a collapse about 1 km from the Karuma-Olwiyo/Pakwach junction, and authorities had to shut down the whole stretch for emergency fixes while diverting trucks through a detour that added 113 km to trips.
Light vehicles like buses, medium trucks, vans, and cars can use the temporary detour route, but heavy trucks and trailers still have to take the longer Karuma-Olwiyo-Anaka path until full repairs wrap up. The closure messed with commuters and businesses across northern Uganda since transportation costs spiked, and supply chains got backed up, while a normally quick 40-minute drive turned into hours of headaches.
Light vehicles like buses, medium trucks, vans, and cars can use the temporary detour route, but heavy trucks and trailers still have to take the longer Karuma-Olwiyo-Anaka path until full repairs wrap up. The closure messed with commuters and businesses across northern Uganda since transportation costs spiked, and supply chains got backed up, while a normally quick 40-minute drive turned into hours of headaches.
