The document provides a summary of a community fieldwork assignment conducted to assess the urban engineering of an area bounded by four roads in Kampala, Uganda. It outlines the objectives, scope, findings on the road network which consists of major and minor routes, drainage systems, settlement patterns, and amenities such as schools, commercial centers, and places of worship in the area. Key findings include the state of roads, drainage channels, lack of pedestrian infrastructure and crossings, and types of establishments located in the study site.
The document provides a summary of a community fieldwork assignment conducted to assess the urban engineering of an area bounded by four roads in Kampala, Uganda. It outlines the objectives, scope, findings on the road network which consists of major and minor routes, drainage systems, settlement patterns, and amenities such as schools, commercial centers, and places of worship in the area. Key findings include the state of roads, drainage channels, lack of pedestrian infrastructure and crossings, and types of establishments located in the study site.
The document provides a summary of a community fieldwork assignment conducted to assess the urban engineering of an area bounded by four roads in Kampala, Uganda. It outlines the objectives, scope, findings on the road network which consists of major and minor routes, drainage systems, settlement patterns, and amenities such as schools, commercial centers, and places of worship in the area. Key findings include the state of roads, drainage channels, lack of pedestrian infrastructure and crossings, and types of establishments located in the study site.
The document provides a summary of a community fieldwork assignment conducted to assess the urban engineering of an area bounded by four roads in Kampala, Uganda. It outlines the objectives, scope, findings on the road network which consists of major and minor routes, drainage systems, settlement patterns, and amenities such as schools, commercial centers, and places of worship in the area. Key findings include the state of roads, drainage channels, lack of pedestrian infrastructure and crossings, and types of establishments located in the study site.
A GROUP PRESENTATION BY NAME REG NO. NAME REG NO. MUTHETHU SADAYO 16/U/173/ECD/GV OGWAL RONALD 18/U/ECW/21357/WKD NAKIBAALA SANDRA 16/U/1447/ECD/PD OKELLO LEE MUGOYA ASUMAN MAYEGA EDMOND 16/U/171/ECD/GV ANYOUI SANDE 17/U/16069/ECD/PD OPIO JOHN SPEKE 18/U/ECW/21358/WKD OWINY TOM 18/U/ECW/18304/WKD KYOKUSIMA JESCA 18/U/ECW/18320/WKD MUGOYA ASUMAN 16/U/12338/ECE/PE BWAYO MARK DONALD 17/U/16074/ECD/PD OKELLO SIMON EKULO 18/U/ECE/18398/PE ONZIMA KENNEDY 18/U/ECW/18318/WKD MWAMBU PAUL 18/U/ECD/18458/GV OKETTAYOT STEPHINE 18/U/ECE/18418/PE AKENA WALTER 17/U/18517/ECE/PE LAPYEM STEPHEN 17/U/16194/ECE/PE OGIK SUNDAY 17/U/16229/ECE/PE MAIKU FRANCIS 18/U/ECW/18322/WKD AKENA SIMON 18/U/18410/ECE/PE KOMAKECH RICHARD 18/U/ECD/18460/GV OKORIKPL DANIEL 16/U/6303/ECE/PE CEASER
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INTRODUCTION
• The area of study was along and enclosed by Ndawula road, Naalya road, Kiwatule road and Old Kira road.
OBJECTIVES • MAIN OBJECTIVES To assess the road network, settlement patterns, amenities, service delivery and drainage in the area enclosed by the Ndawula road, Naalya road, Kiwatule road and Old Kira road.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES To assess the road network in terms of structure, connectivity, drainage and road width To assess the settle patterns in the area. To assess the service delivery in the area in terms of water, security, waste management school availability, markets and health services. To access the amenities in the area. To interact with the community and area leaders to determine the state of affairs in the area
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SCOPE OF SITE STUDY
• CONTENT SCOPE The fieldwork was limited to the road network in terms of structure, connectivity, drainage and road width, assessment of the settlement patterns, assessment of the service delivery in the area in terms of water, security, waste management school availability, markets and health services, and interaction with the community and area leaders to determine the state of affairs in the area
SCOPE OF SITE STUDY
• GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE The area studied was along and enclosed by Ndawula road, Naalya road, Kiwatule road, Old Kira Road, and Kigobe Road
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SITE FINDINGS
• ROAD NETWORK The road network consists of a series of major routes and minor routes, the major routes linking to surrounding towns and the minor routes linking the interior. The major routes include Naalya road, Kiwatule road, Old Kira Road, and Kigobe Road. The minor routes such by Ndawula road, Veronica road and many others have low traffics volumes consisting mainly of private, cyclist and pedestrian modes.
ROAD NETWORKS • NAALYA ROAD Naalya road is a tarmacked of approximate width 8m running from Ntinda to Naalya round about, a two lane road (single carriageway) with each lane for a different direction. Different furniture such as street lights and cameras are along the road alignment. The road lacks curbs, pedestrian and cyclist lanes with all traffic sharing the same carriageway with pedestrians moving along the edge of the road posing a safety concern.
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KIWATULE ROAD
The road is also tarmacked with a width of approximately 8m linking old Kiira road to Naalya road. It’s also a two lane road (single carriageway) with each lane for a different direction and in a similar state as the Naalya road.
NDAWULA ROAD Ndawula road is a partly tarmacked (asphalt concrete road) of approximately 5 meters in width. It is a single lane road. This road is used by low traffic volumes, cyclists and pedestrians. It is about 0.44 kilometers long and is located in Kiwatule, Kampala. Its within the residential area
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FEATURES OF THE ROAD NETWORK
• JUNCTIONS The junctions which were mostly T junctions included the intersection of old Kira road, Kiwatule road and Valley road, the partly channelized T junction connecting Kiwatule road to Mbogo road and one joining Naalya Veronica roads as one heads towards Naalya round about.
FEATURES OF THE ROAD NETWORK
• FOOTPATHS The position of footpath was not clearly defined rather pedestrians would just move along the edge of the pavement c risk to road users.
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FEATURES OF THE ROAD NETWORK
• STREET FURNITURE Street furniture are items placed within the street with the purpose of directing movement or enhancing its place value and include public art, lighting, bollards, guardrails, seating and cycle parking.
Camera Unit
Street light
FEATURES OF THE ROAD NETWORK
• PEDESTRIAN CROSSING These include such as zebra or signalized crossings or uncontrolled. Despite the busy nature of the road network, there was absence of pedestrian crossing points on most locations along the road network and those that were there were faded posed a great risk to the road users. A Zebra Crossing, traffic sign, road marking forming part of street furniture
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DRAINAGE SYSTEMS Dimensions The area had trapezoidal open drainage channels whose surfaces are Top: 1.4 m Bottom: 0.6m stone pitched. Depth: 0.7 m These channels accommodate surface run off from storm water especially from the road surface
Drainage Along Drainage channel along Drainage channel and Student taking Naalya road Ndawula road culvert along Kiwatule measurement of road drainage channel along Kiwatule road
FEATURES OF THE ROAD NETWORK
• KERBS All the roads lacked kerbs except a portion of the Ndawula rode.
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SETTLEMENT PATTERNS • The settlement pattern was mostly linear along major routes and nucleated in the interior consisting of residential, commercial and mixed use zones. The commercial and mixed used were mainly located along the major with the residential in the interior
AMENITIES IN THE AREA
SCHOOLS Twinkle Nursery and • These included; day care St Francis pre-primary • Rise and shine high school, and day care St Francis Nursery and primary school • St francis Nursery and Primary School, • St francis Pre-primary and Day care and • Twinkle Nursery and day care.
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Twinkle Nursery and day care
AMENITIES IN THE AREA
• COMMERCIAL CENTRES These included various supermarkets, malls, shops, hardware shops, arcades, hotels, drug shops and pharmacies, carpentry stalls, metal works, restaurants among others. Among these included Frain supermarket, pick n save supermarket, among others.
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AMENITIES IN THE AREA
• PLACES OF WORSHIP A number churches and mosques are located within the area. These include Agape Baptist Church Ntinda, Kiwatule mosque and Pentecostal churches such as Evangelical Presbyterian church
A Mosque in Kiwatule A church Naalya Road
AMENITIES IN THE AREA
• HEALTH FACILITIES Health facilities consisted a number clinics and hospital. Most notable was Kampala Independent Hospital along Old Kira road and Life link Medicare along Kiwatule road. Smaller clinics were also located within various residential areas.
Kampala Independent Hospital
along Old Kira Road
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AMENITIES IN THE AREA
• SAFTEY AND SECURITY
there was no presence of a police post around the area. Most commercial buildings as well as the private residential areas employed private security guards. perimeter walls also enclosed single households as well as apartments.
AMENITIES IN THE AREA
• SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Therefore, there is commercial waste collection centres where wastes are collected in dumpsters, bins, packed in polythene bags and small areas set aside along the road where the waste management firms through their mobile trucks collect these wastes on designated days and transfer them to other areas of disposal
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AMENITIES IN THE AREA
• ELECTRICITY AND POWER DISTRIBUTION
overhead power lines supplied electricity to various commercial buildings and residential apartments.
Electric power lines in the area
AMENITIES IN THE AREA
• ACCESS TO FRESH WATER
Most residential houses as well as commercial buildings receive piped water for use through a piped system managed by National Water and Sewerage Corporation for a particular fee. Some households however harvested rain water and stored in tanks.
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INTERVIEWING RESIDENTS AND LEADERS
• RESIDENTS • Challenges faced by the residents High costs of living. Conflict of road usage. Emphasized need to tarmac roads Shortage of street lights
INTERVIEWING RESIDENTS AND LEADERS
LEADER We interviewed The LC of Kiwatule central zone, Mr Kibirege Paul who stressed more information that solid waste was privately managed. He added that the area lacked public medical facilities and also expressed his disappointment in the services provided by KCCA as they were lacking, inadequate and “boring”. He appreciated our visit and encouraged us to do better once the responsibility is thrust upon us.
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CHALLENGES, RECCOMEDATIONS & CONCLUSIONS
• CHALLENGES the chairmen of ndawula and naalya areas were not available Covid 19 pandemic made some people fear to talk to us We also face a problem of language barrier with some of the communities members as not many could speak english.
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CHALLENGES, RECCOMEDATIONS & CONCLUSIONS
• RECOMMEDATIONS • The roads should be rehabilitated with clear sidewalks to ensure safety and comfort of the pedestrians. This can be achieved by designing roads with no open channels such the drainage space is utilised for both pedestrian walkways and run off water drainage. • roads markings and furniture should be regularly replaced which also promote road safety and legibility. • unpaved roads and those not completely paved forexample Ndawula road should be upgraded to paved road. this will solve the dust problem and congestion of traffic at peak hours because they will attract to be used as a distributor road. • KCCA should place garbage collection bins along roads to handle solid wastes generated by road users. • National water and sewerage corporation and UMEME should efficient their emergency response and seviellence teams.
CHALLENGES, RECCOMEDATIONS & CONCLUSIONS
• RECCOMEDATIONS However for future projects, we recommend; For roads, through traffic should be discouraged within the neighbourhoods. This can be done by designing local streets in the priority of pedestrian, cyclists and vehicle, creating cul de sacs with pedestrian routes, positioning amnenities that draw traffic such as malls at the edges of the community and so on. This will ensure safety, comfort and connectivity within the neighborhood. Amenities such as churches, shops and schools should be positioned so that the maximum number of people are served with the greatest possible convenience. This can be through central positioning.
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CONCLUSION
All in all, the fieldwork was a success despite all the hardship and we able to relate class work knowledge to what is in the field and consequently gain more appreciation for urban engineering. In a special way, great appreciation goes to Mr. Lwamunda Godfrey for the opportunity provided
