Construction of alternative North – South road

10:41, 05 октября 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Julia KOSTENKO

The Ministry of Transport and Roads told 24.kg news agency how the construction of the North — South highway is going on.

Asphalt-concrete cover was completely laid at the section of the road in Kyzyl-Dzhyldyz and Aral villages with a length of  in 2016. Earthworks, drainage, bridge work, and transfer of communications continue at Kazarman — Jalal-Abad section of  long, including the tunnel at . Since the beginning of the project, the total length of the bottom course comprised , or 56 percent.

The working project envisages the construction of 6 bridges with a total length of . Most of them are in the final stage.

The total amount of works performed for the first phase is more than $ 205 million (51.2 percent of contract value). The loan amount is $ 399.9 million. Completion of work is planned for November 2019.

The second phase (the section from Aral to Kazarman) provides for the construction of two overpass bridges with a total length of . Work was done to form of roadbed for road surfacing, temporary bridges and technological roads were built.

According to the working draft, it is planned to build seven bridges with a total length of . The construction work was completed for $ 114.5 million (38.3 percent of the contract amount). The loan amount is $ 298.7 million. The work will be completed in October 2021.