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Damage from destruction of bridges reaches more than 115 million soms

The damage caused to public roads and bridges in Batken, Osh and Jalal-Abad regions as a result of rising water levels in June 2024 amounted to more than 115 million soms. Ruslan Asanaliev, Chief Specialist of the Department of Highways of the Ministry of Transport and Communications told journalists.

According to him, one bridge was seriously damaged in Batken region, four bridges — in Osh region and two bridges — in Jalal-Abad region.

The damage is very serious, Ruslan Asanaliev noted and added that complete reconstruction is required.

To eliminate the consequences of floods, 158.5 million soms have been allocated from the road fund.

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