Mirziyoyev: Our international roads must meet the highest requirements

The head of the republic gave instructions on close interaction with international financial institutions, involvement of foreign consultants in road and water infrastructure projects.

TASHKENT, October 17 - Sputnik. International roads with a total length of 4 thousand kilometers connecting Andijan with Kungrad, Termez with Tashkent should meet the highest requirements, Shavkat Mirziyoyev said, having familiarized himself with the presentation on the work in the sphere of road economy and priority tasks for the future. This is reported by the press service of the President of Uzbekistan.

UN analysis shows that quality roads will contribute to the growth of the republic's economy by at least 2%. Currently, 6 projects on reconstruction of 729 kilometers of roads are being implemented jointly with international financial organizations.

“In particular, in the coming days a 240-kilometer road section on the route Kungrad - Beineu will be put into operation. Some sections of the roads Gulistan - Andijan, Dushanbe - Termez, Bukhara - Turkmenbashi, Urgench - Hazarasp will also be reconstructed,” the report says.

Representatives of the private sector are also actively involved in the work in this area. Operation of 260 kilometers of roads in the regions has been outsourced to entrepreneurs. Within the framework of the Asian Development Bank project, an agreement has been reached that for the first time only local contractors will participate in the construction of 841 kilometers of roads.

The head of the republic outlined important tasks in this sphere.

“Given the geographical position of Uzbekistan, the importance of international roads for foreign trade is very high. Therefore, our international roads with a total length of 4 thousand kilometers connecting Andijan with Kungrad, Termez with Tashkent should meet the highest requirements,” Mirziyoyev said.

He also noted the need to speed up the implementation of toll road projects between Tashkent-Samarkand and Tashkent-Andijan, building them in areas with high traffic. At the same time, the mandatory availability of an alternative free road will be fixed by law.

To date, 4,700 overpasses are in need of repair. The President has set a task to develop a three-year program for their reconstruction.

The regions are developing roadside infrastructure, organizing trade and services. As it was noted, 70 additional service complexes will be built on international highways with a length of about 4,000 kilometers.

The President instructed to closely cooperate with international financial institutions, attract foreign consultants to road and water infrastructure projects.

Reprinted from https://uz.sputniknews.ru/