10:43, 20 октября 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency
The alternative North — South road will become part of the international transit corridor — — — . This is reported by the Ministry of Transport and Roads of the .
The rehabilitation of the road — Batken — Isfana — Khujant continues. It is noted that the repair in the first phase is 50 percent complete. It provides for the restoration of a cross-border communication between the and Batken regions of the and Sogd region of .
The Ministry of Transport notes that the — Batken — Isfana — Khujand road corridor is one of the most important for . The project involves integration with neighboring .
The main purpose of the transport corridor will be the creation of an international transit corridor Tajikistan — Kyrgyzstan — Kazakhstan — Russia by connecting with the alternative North — South road, Issyk-Kul transport ring and the Tyup-Kegen road.
The project is implemented with the financial support of the World Bank.
The total length of the alternative route North — South is . The project is planned to be completed in 2020. The government of called the construction of this road the largest project in the modern history of the country.