[1] The Gulu–Nimule Road starts at Gulu and continues north, through Pabbo, Atiak, Bibia and Elegu, before ending in Nimule at the border between Uganda and South Sudan, a distance of approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi).
[4] In March 2009, the World Bank agreed to fund the engineering design of the improved road to an all-weather tarmac surface.
[5][6] After several delays, the contract for the Gulu–Atiak section, measuring 70 kilometres (43 mi), was awarded to China Henan International Corporation, a Chinese construction Group that had successfully completed civil engineering projects in various African countries, including Guinea, Liberia, Namibia, Rwanda and Tanzania.
[7] The remaining section of the road, between Atiak and Nimule, measuring 35 kilometres (22 mi), was funded by the Government of Japan.
[12] (6) the town of Nimule, in Equatoria Province, South Sudan, approximately 104 kilometres (65 mi), north of Gulu.