$200 million may be allocated for the modernization of railways in Uzbekistan
$200 million may be allocated for the modernization of railways in Uzbekistan
Shavkat Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with a presentation on the implementation process of major projects in the transport and logistics sector. This was reported by the president's press service.
It is planned to double the volume of transport services, attract $9.1 billion in investments to the sector, and increase the export of services to $5.7 billion by 2030. The presentation reviewed the infrastructure projects being carried out to achieve these goals, their timelines, and the issues that need to be resolved.
Information was also provided on the construction and modernization of airports.
Work continues on the construction of new airport complexes in Tashkent and Bukhara with a total value of nearly $3 billion. The New Tashkent International Airport is designed to serve 20 million passengers per year in its initial phase. Public-private partnership agreements have been signed within the framework of the project, and work on preparing the area for construction and relocating engineering networks is being carried out.
Aerodrome infrastructure is being built at the New Bukhara International Airport. An international tender is being held to attract a private partner for the construction and management of the passenger terminal.
Additionally, the progress of projects to modernize Urgench and Namangan airports on a public-private partnership basis, and Andijan airport with the involvement of a private operator, was reviewed. As a result, the capacity of the airports will increase, and opportunities to serve passengers based on international standards will expand.
Special attention was also paid to the development of road infrastructure.
Last month, the construction of the Tashkent—Samarkand toll road, valued at $2.2 billion, was launched. The first toll road connecting the cities of Urgench and Khiva was put into operation.
The presentation discussed issues related to financing the next stages of the Tashkent—Samarkand project, identifying investors for the Tashkent—Andijan and Tashkent—Bostanlyk toll roads, and starting practical work.
Proposals to increase the capacity of the railway network were also presented.
Currently, a number of railway sections on main transit routes are operating under high load. The increase in the volume of industrial cargo and the launch of new high-speed train services will further increase the demand on the existing infrastructure.
Therefore, measures to modernize the Maktaaral—Sirdaryo, Angren—Pap, Tashguzar—Boysun—Kumkurgan, Tashkent—Samarkand, and Tukimachi—Angren routes were considered. It was noted that by allocating $200 million to these works, the capacity of the sections could be increased by 25-30 percent.
Information was also provided on the construction of the China—Kyrgyzstan—Uzbekistan railway, the creation of a separate high-speed railway on the Tashkent—Samarkand route, and projects to expand and electrify regional railway networks. Proposals for renewing the freight wagon fleet and widely involving the private sector in this process were also discussed.