DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 22. Tajikistan
will allocate 2.5 billion somoni ($227 million) for the
construction and reconstruction of a road in the Gorno-Badakhshan
autonomous region in the eastern part of the country, the President
of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, said during a meeting with residents
of Gorno-Badakhshan, Trend
reports.
According to him, the current length of the road is 109 km, and
it will be shortened by 17 km after complete reconstruction.
Ultimately, there will be a 92-kilometer modern road that complies
with all international standards.
“The construction of this road holds significant economic and
social importance not only for the region’s population, but in the
near future, it will also serve as a transit-economic corridor
between China-Tajikistan-Northern Afghanistan and
China-Tajikistan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Türkiye-Europe”.
As part of the development of this economic corridor, the
country’s government has decided to implement road construction
projects from Rushan village to the village of Varshez in the
Shughnon district, covering a distance of 235 km, and from Varshez
to the Kulma-Karasu border crossing, covering almost 300 km.
Additionally, the Kulma-Karasu border crossing will undergo
reconstruction.
“The creation of such corridors will lead to an increase in
international freight and passenger transportation, as well as
strengthen transit and tourism opportunities for the
Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region,” Rahmon said.
It was noted that the construction of this highway from Darvaz
to Rushan district is already underway.
During the period of the country’s independence (in 1991), 12
state investment projects have been implemented for the residents
of Gorno-Badakhshan, involving the construction of internationally
significant highways with a total value of 2.3 billion somoni ($209
million). Moreover, over 200 kilometers of roads, 1 tunnel, and 25
bridges have been put into operation.
