The road starts at Nakalama, a suburb of Iganga, on the Jinja–Tororo Highway, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Jinja.
[1] The road proceeds in a north-easterly direction, through Namutumba, Tirinyi, and Kamonkoli before ending at Mbale, a total distance of about 101 kilometres (63 mi).
[4] The road was upgraded to class II bitumen surface before 2001, with loan assistance from the African Development Bank.
[9] On 21 January 2022, the upgraded and resurfaced road was commissioned by Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of Uganda.
The 99.3 kilometres (62 mi) single carriageway transport corridor was rehabilitated and improved to class II bitumen standard by Dott Services, fully funded by he Ugandan government.