(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 7. TheChina-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railroad line constructionwill begin inOctober this year, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov said,Trend reports.
Zhaparov highlighted Kyrgyzstan's current logistical challenges,describing it as a "dead-end" state reliant on rail routes throughKazakhstan and Russia for international market access. Heunderscored that constructing a railway line would establish anindependent transportation route for the country, opening up accessto global markets.
In March, Zhaparov announced a consensus on the implementationmechanism for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project.
The government proposes to build a 311-kilometer railway line inKyrgyzstan from Torugart to Kosh-Dobo, Kazarman, and Jalal-Abad for$4.7 billion. The design and survey institute of China RailwayConstruction Corporation created the feasibility study and theparties concluded the studies in July 2023, confirming the railwayline's technical and economic viability.
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