Uzbekistan plans further toll roads as Tashkent–Andijan tender targets 1Q27 completion

Uzbekistan is moving ahead with plans to add more toll roads as part of wider efforts to develop the country’s transport and logistics infrastructure. Jamshid Tursunov, Chairman of the Committee for Roads under the Ministry of Transport, said the tender process for the Tashkent–Andijan toll road is set to be fully completed by the end of the first quarter of 2027.

Tursunov said this in an interview with the Uzbekistan 24 television channel after a September 21 presentation reviewed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on progress in major transport and logistics projects. He said the tender procedures for the Tashkent–Andijan toll road are expected to be finished during January–March 2027. The project is part of Uzbekistan’s plans to add more toll-road links and strengthen connections between major population and economic centers.

The Tashkent–Andijan corridor is one of the road projects the government has identified in its efforts to expand transport capacity and create additional road links between major cities. The September 21 meeting also led to instructions to start practical work on the proposed Tashkent–Samarkand toll road.

Projects were also identified for the Tashkent–Charvak toll road and the Namangan–Pungan road. The latter would connect Namangan region with the mountain pass. Tursunov said the authorities are aiming to create additional routes between major cities, especially on shorter-distance corridors.

These plans come after construction of the Urgench–Khiva toll road, which Tursunov called the country’s first toll road. He said it was well received by most users and that this experience helped lead to directives for developing alternative connections between major cities. The authorities are emphasizing construction quality and project costs as the new road projects advance.

Tursunov said greater use of locally available resources is being considered during implementation, including modern construction materials and new technologies.

He said the number of vehicles in Uzbekistan has risen from about 500,000 in the early years of independence to nearly 6mn. That increase has created additional needs for road capacity and traffic management. Among the measures identified by the Roads Committee chairman are expanding the overall volume of road construction and upgrading existing two-lane roads to four-lane roads.

Maintaining safe and uninterrupted traffic flow has also been identified as a priority for the road sector. Tursunov linked the need for more road infrastructure to changes in incomes, population mobility and transit activity. He said rising incomes and greater movement of people are increasing demand for road transport. At the same time, Uzbekistan’s role as a transit country requires continued development of transport corridors that can handle higher traffic volumes.

The September 21 presentation reviewed by President Mirziyoyev covered major projects in Uzbekistan’s transport and logistics sector.

The Tashkent–Andijan project is currently tied to a tender process targeted for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2027. Practical work has also been ordered to begin on the Tashkent–Samarkand toll road, while the Tashkent–Charvak and Namangan–Pungan projects are also included in current road-development plans.

Cooperation with Transport University specialists and young scientists is also planned as part of implementing these projects.