[2] The road continues through Nabumali and Bubulo to end at Lwakhakha, a total distance of about 46 kilometres (29 mi).
[3] The road connects Manafwa District to Mbale, the largest city in the Bugisu sub-region.
As required by Ugandan law and ADB guidelines, an environment assessment study was commissioned and its report published in 2013.
Te project was jointly funded by the African Development Bank and the government of Uganda.
[8] In December 2020, the completed road was commissioned by Yoweri Museveni, the president of Uganda at that time.