Uzbekistan, EBRD Discuss Road Reconstruction Project And Toll Road Dev't
Date
1/23/2025 9:06:35 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 23. Uzbekistan
and the European bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
discussed the progress of the reconstruction of the 0-84 km section
of the D213 Road Urgench-Khonka-Khazarasp-Amu Darya River-A380"
project, Trend
reports.
The project was reviewed at a meeting between the Chairman of
the Committee for Roads under the Ministry of transport of
Uzbekistan Jamshid Tursunov, and representatives of EBRD.
Discussions during the meeting also touched on the status of the
toll road construction project between Tashkent and Samarkand. Both
parties exchanged proposals to expedite the implementation of these
critical infrastructure projects.
Meanwhile, the reconstruction project, initiated under
presidential decree, is a key infrastructure development
initiative. A loan agreement worth $238 million was signed with the
EBRD in 2024, contributing to the total project cost of $294.1
million. Uzbekistan's share in the project is $56.1 million.
The reconstruction involves upgrading the current two-lane road
to a four-lane highway with cement-concrete pavement along an 84 km
stretch. Additionally, the project will include the construction of
43 bridges costing $15.8 million; two overpasses costing $27
million; three pedestrian overpasses costing $1.7 million; 70 km of
pedestrian and bicycle paths.
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