The road allows interconnection between Uganda and DR Congo, facilitating trade, human interaction and enhancing joint security across the common border.
From there, the road travels in a general northwesterly direction for approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi), to the town of Beni.
[1] 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] In May 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister of DRC visited Uganda to sign a key infrastructure agreement with the Ugandan authorities, involving this road.
[8] In March 2022, commencement of the improvement of this road was jointly commissioned by Major General Kayanja Muhanga of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) and Major General Bombelle Camille Ehola of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FADRC).