The Authority has however issued strict guidelines including hefty fines to motorists. It has also reserved the Kichnumbabanyobo gate for tourists visiting the National Park.
Minister of State for Works and Transport Musa Ecweru told Parliament Thursday in response to the growing concerns about the state of the bridge that the contractor is already making headways into the rehabilitation works. beneath the bridge and will soon start working on the surface.
Tony Awany, the Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Physical Infrastructure told the house that Karuma Bridge specifically was constructed in 1962 and had outlived its lifespan.