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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Preparatory work is ongoing for a project to improve the Obigarm-Nurobod bypass road section in Tajikistan, which is also located on the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) corridors 2, 3, and 5, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) country office in Tajikistan said on January 22. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a total of $78 million to complete the rehabilitation of a road that connects two major transport corridors linking the land-locked country to international markets, the Bank’s Country Office said on November 2. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan can no longer afford even preferential loans to repair highways, said Azimkan Jusubaliev, Deputy Minister of Transport and Roads at a Parliament meeting this week. The MPs asked him why and when toll motor roads will be introduced in the country. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The population of the Tajik capital Dushanbe will benefit from short travel times and state-of-the-art transport solutions following the opening of a new modern road interchange built with financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Bank reported on September 7. With a population of over 800,000, Dushanbe is the largest municipality in Tajikistan. The new three-level road will reduce travel times through the city centre, providing much-needed congestion relief and improving the ecological situation. The interchange, which is used by more than 18,000 vehicles per hour, is an integral part of the Dushanbe-Uzbekistan border road improvement project jointly financed by the EBRD (US$ 62.5 million) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (US$ 27.5 million). The road was opened this week by the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, in a ceremony also attended by EBRD Head of Tajikistan, Ayten Rustamova, and the Mayor of Dushanbe, Rustam Emomali. The road was built in accordance with best international standards and has several important features such as an improved traffic management set-up designed to reduce congestion, underground pedestrian crossings, modern road marking, safety barriers and LED lighting. Its throughput capacity as well as its safety, both for motorists and pedestrians, has increased significantly. The project, which was supervised by an international engineering company, also complies with the best social and environmental standards, which is a benchmark for projects of such type in the country. To date, the EBRD has invested over €608 million (US$ 700 million) in various sectors of Tajikistan’s economy.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan is Central Asia’s least connected and most isolated country. Tajikistan has only limited regional and international connectivity and transportation by road is often the only option, given the country’s alpine topography and small rail network, the World Bank reported on its website. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Moscow police say a taxi driver whose car plowed into pedestrians and injured soccer fans near Red Square on June 16 reported that he fell asleep and confused his brake and gas pedals, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
