[1] The road starts at Muyembe, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi)[2] northeast of Mbale, the largest city in Eastern Uganda.
[3] The road continues north to end at Nakapiripirit, a total distance of approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi).
[6] In March 2015, the Ugandan Parliament, authorized the borrowing of US$110 million, representing 86 percent of the cost, from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).
Following the evaluation of those bids, a preferred contractor will be selected and a construction contract will be executed between the parties concerned.
[1] In November 2019, it was reported that the Ugandan government had borrowed USh399 billion (US$109 million) from the IsDB to fund the upgrade of his road.