Atlas Corridor
Component

Dushanbe–Uzbekistan Border road improvement Project

road

Cities

Dushanbe
Tajikistan
Tursunzade
Tajikistan

Distance

62km
new
– km
rehabilitated
62km
existing
– km

Cost

$154.3m
$154,300,000

Phases

operational, 2016

Objective

"The project will increase national and regional trade, and further economic growth due to improved connectivity and mobility along the Tajikistan sections of CAREC Corridor." - ADB

Description

The project will upgrade a vital road linking the capital Dushanbe with the Uzbekistan border. The 62-km highway passes through two major economic areas - the Gissar Valley and the town of Tursunzade.

Finance

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$120000000 grant
Asian Development Bank Bank
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$34300000 investment
Government of Tajikistan Government