The road also connects these two towns to Bugani, Rutshuru, Rumangabo, Buhumba and Goma, all in DRC.
The road travels in a general north-westerly direction, through the towns of Bunagana, DRCongo, Bugani to Rutshuru.
In November 2019, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed agreements in Entebbe, Uganda, to upgrade this road to bituminous surface, within twenty-four months, after the relevant ministers have agreed on implementation details.
[1][2] In October 2020, the Cabinet of Uganda resolved to participate in the upgrading and paving up to 223 kilometres (139 mi) of roads in the DRC to the tune of 20 percent of the cost.
[6][7] On 27 May 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister of DR Congo, Christophe Lutundula Apala, visited Uganda "to sign a key inter-governmental agreement on infrastructure", involving this and other roads.