The following are the challenges facing the road sector:
- Policy issues
Policy considerations and questions arise as to whether the organizations of the road sector have the capacity to absorb the allocated funds and deliver the best job worth the money. - High costs
The cost of constructing new roads has increased both locally and internationally. The public is alarmed at the high rates quoted to repair of roads. - Lack of local capacity
The local contractors lack capacity and the equipments which are vital in quality road construction. The equipments are too expensive for majority of local contractors to acquire. - Vehicle over-loading
Ovee-loading causes serious damage to roads, and is, without doubt, a major cause of the premature failure of some of Uganda’s main roads. It is also responsible for a number of accidents on the road as some vehicles are dangerously loaded. There is an urgent need to enforce the legislation against overloading across the region. - Climate
Adverse climatic changes which result either in severe drought or excessive rainfall impact the roads, especially if they are unpaved/ murram roads. Excess rainfall of recent has caused landslide in some parts of Uganda. - Inadequate human resources
The current lead agencies namely; National Road Safety Council and Transport Licensing Board are weak in terms of human resources and other logistics. - Laws
There is weak enforcement of existing laws and regulations, and this has ensured low levels of compliance of the regulations - Alleged corruption
There is alleged corruption among the traffic law enforcement departments. - Education
There is limited road education as it has to be continuous and cover the entire country. It is especially limited in primary school curriculums.