{"id":385,"date":"2024-04-21T07:56:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T07:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=385"},"modified":"2024-04-21T07:56:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T07:56:26","slug":"expansion-and-construction-works-at-entebbe-airport-nearing-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/21\/expansion-and-construction-works-at-entebbe-airport-nearing-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion and Construction works at\u00a0Entebbe airport\u00a0nearing completion."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NATIONAL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Uganda&#8217;s&nbsp;licensing, monitoring, and regulatory body of civil aviation matters&nbsp;\u201cThe Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) have confirmed that the ongoing&nbsp;expansion and construction works at&nbsp;Entebbe international airport&nbsp;are yet to be completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This follows the&nbsp;Earlier experienced a heavy downpour that overwhelmed the existing drainage system, causing significant backflow in parts of the car parking area with its Images circulating widely on Social Media that raised concerns about the airport\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GLihAADW8AA0YBE-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-388\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing Journalist on the Matter,&nbsp;Director General &#8211; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority&nbsp;Fred Bamwesigye said that&nbsp;the recent flooding at the airport was an unforeseen consequence of the works on a new passenger terminal as the problems have since been resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&nbsp;added that new works have seen the airport develop a new cargo center, runways, and aprons, which were part of phase one construction completed and put into use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bamwesigye further urged the public to bear with the temporary inconvenience and mitigation measures with a&nbsp;projection that the entire phase one works which stands at 90% will be completed by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ongoing construction of the new terminal has incomplete interconnection of the storm water and it accommodates the new developments. 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