Major construction work to expand the Prince House-Cyamitsingi-Masaka road has begun and will take 30 months to complete. The project will include a section with eight lanes and a flyover.
The Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA) said the road will remain in use during construction.
Bahunde Yves Havugimana, the RTDA official responsible for urban and international connectivity projects, said the work would be conducted in phases to allow traffic to continue moving.
Some sections will be temporarily closed while construction is underway. Barriers will be installed to separate areas being used by motorists from those where work is taking place.
Eight-Lane Section
Bahunde said the Prince House, Cyamitsingi section comprises two parts, including a major flyover and roads running alongside it.
“The section from Prince House towards Cyamitsingi is divided into two parts. From Prince House to the former KFC site, there will be a flyover extending towards Cyamitsingi,” he said.
The flyover will have two wide carriageways running in opposite directions, with each measuring more than five metres in width.
“The first part of this project section will have six lanes, although the lanes on the flyover will be wider,” Bahunde said.
Near the former KFC premises, on the section continuing towards Cyamitsingi, a road will pass beneath the flyover.
The design is intended to separate vehicles travelling below the bridge from those heading towards the Giporoso junction.
“The road below will have four lanes, two in each direction. Another two lanes in each direction will be added above, bringing the total to eight lanes,” he explained.
Construction arrangements introduced on August 30, 2026, allow motorists and other road users to use approximately half of the existing road while work continues on the other half.
“From August 30, we will work while one half of the road remains in use. To ensure this is done safely, barriers will separate the section being used from the construction area,” Bahunde said.
The initial construction materials are being mobilised before heavy machinery is fully deployed to allow the work to continue without interruption.
RTDA has asked motorists to use available alternative roads around the construction area to help reduce congestion.
Alternative routes have also been designated for motorists travelling to and from Kigali International Airport.
“A motorist returning towards Giporoso will not have to travel as far as the Feux Rouge junction. There are new airport gates, and the alternative road passes alongside them. That road is nearing completion and will be paved,” Bahunde said.
The route will allow motorists unable to continue using the main road under construction to travel alongside the airport perimeter, reach its main gates and reconnect with the principal road. “This will help ensure that people travelling to the airport are not delayed,” he said.
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