Uzbekistan to complete construction of national highway by 2020
25/07/2015 00:00
Uzbekistan to complete construction of national highway by 2020
25/07/2015 00:00
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan will complete construction of national highway with total length of over 2,750 km by the end of 2019, RIA Novosti reported quoting deputy chairperson of the Board of state joint stock company Uzavtoyol Shukhrat Nazarov.
He said that all roads in the result of modernization and construction of new areas from Andijan to Kungrad (from east to north) and from Samarkand to Termez (from center to south) will fully meet international standards. He said that travel time from north to east will decrease by 15-20% and will take 10-12 hours.
National highway of Uzbekistan has four directions to enter to neighboring states – via Beinau in north-west to Kazakhstan to Russia, Alat – in sourth-west to Iran, Termez –in south to Afghanistan and Andijan – in east in China, Nazarov said.
According to the plans Uzavtoyol, new highway with easy and short access to Russia and Eastern European countries in east via Osh-Kashgar road will be connected with high-speed highway, currently constructed in China along the Silk Road route.
In May 2009, the President of Uzbekistan approved a programme of construction of national highway of I category with the cost of US$3.44 billion. Within the programme, it is planned to construct four areas of automobile roads with the length of 2,306 km. The project is financed due to resources of the Government of Uzbekistan at the size of US$2.07 billion and foreign loans for US$1.37 billion.
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