President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers “On construction additional objects and establishments on ensuring security of personal and property of railway Hairatan- Mazar-e-Sharif”.

The document was adopted for additional construction of railway infrastructure and ensuring security of personnel, participating in implementation of the project “Exploitation and serving railroad Hairatan- Mazar-e-Sharif”.

The document said that Ministry of Public Works of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Havo Yollari signed additional agreement No. 3 from 27 November 2009 No. MPW/ADB/0161/001 on 7 December 2011 on construction of establishments on ensuring security of personnel and railway infrastructure railroad Hairatan- Mazar-e-Sharif. The Afghan side is customer of the project.

Total cost of the project is US$3,672,310.75. It is planned to install fences along stations, warehouse depot and double-track sections, install security equipment, construct supervisory towers, etc.

As earlier reported, Uzbekistan Temir Yollari completed construction of Hairatan-Mazar-e-Sharif railroad in the end of 2010 with the cost of US$129 million.

The Uzbek company constructed 75 km railroad and several stations, as well as reconstructed Hairatan station within the project.

The project was financed due to US$165 million grant of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and US$5 million of own funds of the Afghanistan Government.