TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 27. Uzbekistan plans
to build a 282-kilometer alternative highway connecting Tashkent
and Samarkand with a designed speed of up to 150 kilometers per
hour, Trend reports
via the press service of the Uzbek president.
The project was presented to President of Uzbekistan Shavkat
Mirziyoyev during a presentation on the development of the
country’s transport infrastructure.
According to the project details, the road will pass through the
Tashkent, Syrdarya, Jizzakh, and Samarkand regions and will be
built to Category I-a standards with cement-concrete pavement and
three lanes in each direction.
The project also includes construction of 12 transport
interchanges, 60 tunnel crossings, 91 bridges, 16 overpasses, and
258 drainage facilities, alongside deployment of an intelligent
transport system.
Plans further envisage development of 12 terminals, roadside
infrastructure facilities, and a weight control system along the
route.
During the presentation, instructions were given to accelerate
negotiations with potential investors and begin construction works
in the near term.
