ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 16. A section
of the Ashgabat-Turkmenabat high-speed highway connecting Mary and
Turkmenabat is set to be commissioned this year, the President of
Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhammedov, said during a Cabinet meeting
on the country’s 2026 macroeconomic performance, Trend reports via the press service of the Turkmen
Government.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan has created the Ministry of Automobile
Roads on the basis of the former State Agency for Road Construction
Management. The new ministry was established to modernize the
country’s road infrastructure and improve the efficiency of the
transport system.
The 288-kilometer Mary-Turkmenabat highway is the final, third
phase of the 600-kilometer Ashgabat-Turkmenabat high-speed toll
road project in Turkmenistan. Part of a larger effort to boost
trade and revive the Great Silk Road, this section features a
34.5-meter-wide, multi-lane, modern design. Construction is being
handled by domestic firms, including "Altyn Nesil," "Ata Melhem,"
and "Edermen," under the CJSC "Turkmenavtoban".
