TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, February 27. Uzbekistan
is set to introduce new international flight routes connecting
Termez with Istanbul and Dubai, Trend reports via the press service of the President
of Uzbekistan.
This announcement was made during a meeting focused on the
comprehensive development of the Surkhandarya region, which was
chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Additionally, it was highlighted at the meeting that two years
ago, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank, a $183
million initiative was undertaken to upgrade the 111-kilometer
Baysun–Denov road, which will be converted to cement-concrete
pavement. Upon completion, the renovated section is projected to
double cargo traffic and reduce travel time from three hours to 1.5
hours.
''The 178-kilometer highway that connects Uzbekistan with
Afghanistan and Tajikistan has not received significant repairs for
nearly three decades. Officials have been instructed to commence
reconstruction efforts within the next three months,'' the
president noted.
Furthermore, he articulated that, at present, passenger trains
operating on the Tashkent-Termez route take more than 14 hours. An
agreement has been reached with Korean partners to provide modern
high-speed trains. The authorities have been tasked with initiating
a project this year to prepare the Toshguzor–Baysun–Kumkurgan
segment for high-speed rail services and to begin electrifying the
103-kilometer Kumkurgan–Kudukli railway stretch.
