Works department is the department that does District Engineering works in Roads and Engineering construction, Buildings construction and Mechanical works.
Departmental goal: To have a well-developed and maintained infrastructure in the District.
Objectives: To improve the condition of the District road network from the current 50% in fair condition to 90%
Strategies
- Maintain the road equipment in sound condition to enable the District maintain its road network.
- To implement government policy of using force account for mechanized routine road maintenance works and direct labor for based routine maintenance works.
- Lobby central government to take over highly trafficked district roads to the national roads network and in turn, upgrade deserving community roads to district roads status.
Interventions
- Labor based routine maintenance of District roads using direct labor – 221kms
- Mechanized routine maintenance using District road equipment
- Carryout periodic maintenance of district roads
- Construction and repair of key bridges
- Continue lobbying for rehabilitation funds for District roads in poor condition
STAFFING LEVEL IN THE DEPARTMENT
Name | Title | Station |
Stephen Wakatama | District Engineer | Headquarter |
Mugabi Puis Katuramu | Senior Civil Engineer | Headquarter |
Kamwaka Basoona Naomi | Supervisor of Works | Headquarter |
Bassudde Bruno | Civil Engineer – Water | Headquarter |
Mugenyi Joshua Manyiraho | Assistant Engineering Officer (Civil) | Headquarter / Town Council |
Bright Julius | Assistant Engineering Officer (Civil) | Town Council |
Burolerro Happy James | Assistant Engineering Officer (Civil) | Town Council |
Kyosimire Jude I. | Assistant Engineering Officer (Civil) | Town Council |
Support staff | 6 Drivers, 5 Plant operators, 1 Plant attendant 3 Office support staffs | Headquarter |
The District has a total of 221.6 kms of feeder roads network of which 35kms are gravel roads and the remaining 186.6 kms are earth roads.
Below is a summary of current condition of the district feeder roads Network:-
Condition | Good | Fair | Poor |
Total length | 25kms | 138.2kms | 48.4kms |
% of total network | 12 | 65 | 23 |
And the total length of community access roads in the district is about 800kms, of which only about 20% is in fair condition and the remaining 80% in poor condition.