Atlas Corridor
Component

Andkhoy–Qaisar Road Project

road

Cities

Andkhoy
Afghanistan
Qaisar
Afghanistan

Distance

210km
new
– km
rehabilitated
210km
existing
– km

Cost

$140m
$140,000,000

Phases

operational, 2014

Objective

"The project's main objective was to reduce poverty and promote economic and social development through continued support to the government." - ADB

Description

The project includes: reconstruction and improvement of the 210-kilometer (km) Andkhoy–Qaisar section of the national primary ring road, installation of toll facilities including toll plazas and weighing machines for newly improved primary roads in Afghanistan, and project management support to the Ministry of Public Works.

Finance

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$60000000 grant
Asian Development Bank Bank
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$80000000 loan
Asian Development Bank Bank

Sources