[3] In 2017, the government of Uganda, hired Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO), at a contract price of USh49.199 billion (about US$13.5 million) to upgrade the road from gravel surface to class II bitumen surface and the building of bridges and drainage channels.
The contract price included tarmacking of the access road to Katabi Seminary in Bushenyi District, measuring 0.8 kilometers, bringing the total length of the contract project to 12.32 kilometres (7.66 mi).
[5] Crops grown in the area on a commercial basis include tea, coffee, matooke, bananas.
In addition hybrid cattle are raised in the area for both milk and meat production.
The one year Defects Liability Period ended in January 2020 and the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) issued a completion certificate to the contractor.