Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 30 October, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited several facilities in the city of Tashkent to get acquainted with the progress of preparations for the autumn/winter season, improving transport infrastructure, and carrying out creative and improvement work.

Today, issues of preventing problems in infrastructure functioning and ensuring the quality and safety of roads under adverse weather and temperature conditions are of current importance. These tasks are under the constant attention of the President.

The Head of state got acquainted with the work being carried out in this direction by visiting the construction of an overpass leading to Tashkent International Airport.

The overpass on Babur Street passes over the railway lines and the Small Ring Road. To improve traffic convenience and increase capacity, a new bridge was built in addition to the existing one. It is made using prefabricated monolithic technology.

After completion of the work, the total width of the bridge will reach 46 meters. The throughput will increase to 20 thousand vehicles per day. Now this figure is about 9-10 thousand.

2 clover and 4 arched ramps are also being built. This will prevent traffic from crossing, eliminating the need to turn around. Pedestrian and bicycle paths on the bridge have also been expanded.

The President inspected the progress of construction and gave instructions on further improving the convenience of pedestrians and cars on neighboring roads and landscaping the area.

Air harbors are a strategically important part of the transport infrastructure. To manage them, a separate Uzbekistan Airports JSC was formed, which is carrying out a phased modernization of airports.

In recent years, the second terminal of the Tashkent International Airport has been built. Its capacity has been doubled. At the beginning of this year, another departure hall was renovated. It housed Duty-Free shops, the Art Bazaar shopping complex, jewelry and grocery stores, a pharmacy, a mother and child room, and a prayer room.

In general, as a result of a three-year reconstruction, the area of the departure terminal of the capital’s airport increased from 56 thousand to 80 thousand square meters.

These days, another international terminal is being reconstructed. The project involves decorating the exterior and interior of the building in the national style and expanding the entrance areas. The convenience of meeting and serving guests will be improved. The area adjacent to the terminal will be landscaped.

The Head of state inspected the progress of construction and improvement work and gave instructions on improving the quality and efficiency of passenger service.

A report from responsible persons was also heard on the state of readiness of economic and social facilities for the autumn/winter period. Specific instructions were given to speed up and qualitatively complete this work.