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CAREC Corridor 6 (Ayni-Uzbekistan Border Road) Improvement Project
Tajikistan
| Borrower | Tajikistan |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Transportation |
| Approved | 12.09.2012 |
| Signed | 30.10.2012 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | ADB |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Transport |
| Co-financiers | ADB, Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 14.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 136.00 |
To rehabilitate and reconstruct a road located between Ayni-Panjakent and the Uzbek border, an isolated and remote area with high poverty levels. An estimated 343,000 people will benefit from enhanced access to marketplaces and social amenities, in addition to safer travel. Works will include:
- rehabilitation of a 47 km-long mountainous section and 66 km section linking to the Uzbek border;
- reconstruction and/or rehabilitation of over 60 bridges;
- promotion of community road safety awareness;
- institutional strengthening;
- rehabilitation of border infrastructure;
- community development schemes; and
- consultancy services.