Atlas Corridor
Component

Western Regional Road Corridor Development Project

road

Cities

Yarant Border Station
Mongolia
Hovd
Mongolia

Distance

431.2km
new
– km
rehabilitated
431.2km
existing
– km

Cost

$112.2m
$112,220,000

Phases

operational, 2015

Objective

"The project will develop an efficient and safe regional transport route in the western region to link Mongolia with the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and Siberia in the Russian Federation."-CAREC website

Description

The Western Regional Road Corridor will span nearly 750 kilometers and become part of the Asian Highway Network. The first phase of the project will improve the Yarant–Hovd city road, create road maintenance units, improve road safety, and provide skills training.

Finance

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$37600000 grant
Asian Development Bank Bank
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$74620000 investment
Government of Mongolia Government