New road projects planned for Uzbekistan

The Uzbekistan Government is increasing its investment in road infrastructure. This will rise by a factor of 1.4 to US$454 million in 2013 compared to the spending in 2012. One of the main projects will be for repairs to Uzbekistan's national highway. Around $120 million of the budget will be used to rebuild a further 320km of public roads and over 1,100km of rural roads.
March 26, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The Uzbekistan Government is increasing its investment in road infrastructure. This will rise by a factor of 1.4 to US$454 million in 2013 compared to the spending in 2012. One of the main projects will be for repairs to Uzbekistan's national highway. Around $120 million of the budget will be used to rebuild a further 320km of public roads and over 1,100km of rural roads.

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