BISHKEK (TCA) — Construction of the Kok-Talaa – Pulgon road section at 108 to 123 km of Osh–Batken–Isfana highway in the south of Kyrgyzstan had been completed and the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the new 15-km road took place on June 24 in the township of Kadamjay with participation of Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov.
The Kok-Talaa – Pulgon road section is located in Kyrgyzstan’s southern Batken province and connects Kok-Talaa and Pulgon towns bypassing the territory of neighboring Uzbekistan.
The Project for Rehabilitation of Kok-Talaa – Pulgon road section of Osh – Batken – Isfana highway was funded by the European Union, which allocated EUR 7.69 million in grants and by the Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Kyrgyz Republic. Construction was carried out by the China Road and Bridge Corporation. The works started in November 2012 and completed in December 2015, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said.
“Rehabilitation of the Osh–Batken–Isfana highway is very relevant for the country’s development,” the Kyrgyz Government’s press service quoted Prime Minister Jeenbekov as saying at the ceremony. “This project will ensure Kyrgyzstan’s transport independence, and open a way to local and regional markets, which will result in improvement of the local population’s wellbeing and development of the region’s economy.”
“We need high-quality roads to ensure the country’s independence, develop the economy, attract investments, and access external markets. Our goal is to build roads that would make Kyrgyzstan a part of the international transport and communication network,” the prime minister said.
