A spur of the road extends from Kamuli to Mbulamuti on the shores of the Victoria Nile.
The road travels in a general northward direction through Buwenge, Nawanyago and Naminage, to end at Kamuli, approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) north of Jinja.
[2] A spur, measuring approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) extends southwest from Kamuli to Mbulamuti, on the eastern shores of the Victoria Nile.
[6] In April 2021, Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) began the process of procuring a contractor to improve the road to class II bitumen standard, with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels.
UNRA views the entire 129 kilometres (80 mi) Jinja-Bukungu Road as one project.