the kampala entebbe expressway was constructed with the overall strategy of decongesting the greater kampala metropolitan area. it is the first toll road in uganda and it provides an alternative to the free existing surface road, known as the kampala–entebbe road, or simply entebbe road which is narrow, congested, and not sufficient to handle the heavy traffic traversing it. the expressway is gated and in the future vehicles that access it will be pay a toll charge.