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ADB allocates $274 million loan and assists Uzbekistan in reconstruction of roads
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $274.2 million loan to reconstruct 240 kilometers of highway in the western part of Uzbekistan and improve safety at key sections of the country’s national road network to expand regional trade and road transport connectivity.
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $274.2 million loan to reconstruct 240 kilometers of highway in the western part of Uzbekistan and improve safety at key sections of the country’s national road network to expand regional trade and road transport connectivity.
“As a double-landlocked country, Uzbekistan has made regional connectivity the centerpiece of its transport policy,” said ADB Senior Transport Specialist Pawan Karki. According to him, this project will help to develop the country’s potential as a regional transport and logistics hub between Europe and South and East Asia, promoting economic growth.
As part of the project, a 240-km section of the Guzar–Bukhara–Nukus–Beyneu highway in Karakalpakstan will be reconstructed as a two-lane, cement concrete road including access roads to link villages to the highway.
The road will incorporate climate-resilient features suited to the arid climate of Karakalpakstan, where temperatures are expected to rise by almost 5ºC by the end of the century. The project will also construct five rest stops with separate sanitary facilities for women and market stalls, 50% of which will be allocated for women entrepreneurs.
