ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, January 17.
Turkmenistan will modernize its strategic Ashgabat-Turkmenbashi
highway to enhance the country’s connectivity to international
transit corridors “Lapis Lazuri”, TRACECA, International
North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), and Middle Corridor,
Trend reports via the press service of the Turkmen
Government.
The decision was made by President Serdar Berdimuhammedov during
a Cabinet meeting held on January 16.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan started the construction of the
207-kilometer Turkmenbashi-Garabogaz highway in the Balkan region.
Construction will proceed in two stages: Turkmenbashi-Garabogaz and
Garabogaz-Serkhetyaka (Kazakhstan). Upon completion, the highway
will establish a modern transport corridor linking Turkmenistan
with neighboring countries and enhancing regional trade and
mobility.
Turkmenistan plays a key transit role in Central Asia,
participating in the Lapis Lazuli Corridor (linking
Afghanistan/Central Asia to Europe via Türkiye), as a potential
link in the INSTC (via Iran/Persian Gulf), and as a Caspian Sea
nation leveraging the Middle Corridor (Trans-Caspian) and the
TRACECA network (Europe-Caucasus-Asia) to diversify trade,
connecting to Europe, Türkiye, and the Indian Ocean through the
Ashgabat Agreement, aiming to become a major Eurasian logistics hub
and reduce reliance on traditional routes.
