The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, often referred to as the Northern Bypass, is a road in Uganda that forms a semicircle across the northern suburbs of Kampala, Uganda’s capital and largest city. The road was constructed to relieve traffic congestion within the city center, allowing cross-country traffic to bypass the city’s downtown area. It is also to serve as part of a wider programme to reduce the transportation constraints along the northern corridor route for both national and regional transport. It might be that this road has eased some of the congestion but Ugandans and visiting people still experience frequent congestion in some parts. The Kampala Northern By Pass is a road construction project financed by the EU and the works consist in the execution of 21 km of road, which includes 17.5km of single carriageway and 3.5km of dual carriageway between Hoima Road and Gayaza Road. The road work is preceded by consistent rockfill so as to guarantee stabilization in the swamp areas. The project includes the construction of 9 bridges and one pedestrian foot bridge. The bypass stretches from Bweyogerere, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the east of downtown Kampala, winding through the suburbs of Naalya, Kiwaatule, Kulambiro, Kigoowa, Bukoto, Mulago, Makerere, Bwaise, Kawaala, and Namungoona, to end at Busega, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the city. The highway measures approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) in length.