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Shkev-Zigar Road Project

Tajikistan

Borrower Tajikistan
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Transportation
Approved 27.03.2001
Signed 22.05.2001
Status Completed
Loan Administrator KFAED
Executing Agency Ministry of Transport
Co-financiers KFAED, SFD, Government
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 4.00
Total Project Cost (US$m) 33.95

Crossing several passes that reach elevations of over 4,500 meters, the 38.5-k long Shkev-Zigar road located in the Gorno-Badkhsan Oblast often receives heavy snowfall that causes road closures for over two months per year. Vehicle operating costs are high since traffic must be diverted through longer routes. The project will therefore carry out the following:

  • rehabilitatation the Shkev-Zigar road with an all-weather surface;
  • installation of drainage works to prevent flooding;and
  • construction of eight bridges.
Once the project is completed, the region's economy will benefit from cheaper and improved transportation of agricultural goods, which will also raise food security.

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