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Uzbekistan establishing road repair programme

Uzbekistan is setting out a major plan for road repairing, rebuilding and upgrading. The Uzbek Road Fund is allocating a budget of US$1.02 billion that will be used for the construction and repair of the country’s roads during 2016. Of this budget the largest slice, $544 million, will be used to construct key national routes and improve the country’s links with its neighbours. A further $306 million will be used for important trunk roads, while the country has set a budget of $34 million for upgrading its r
December 1, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Uzbekistan is setting out a major plan for road repairing, rebuilding and upgrading. The Uzbek Road Fund is allocating a budget of US$1.02 billion that will be used for the construction and repair of the country’s roads during 2016. Of this budget the largest slice, $544 million, will be used to construct key national routes and improve the country’s links with its neighbours. A further $306 million will be used for important trunk roads, while the country has set a budget of $34 million for upgrading its road equipment. Of the planned budget, $119 million should be provided by international finance sources.

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