The first ever three-route flyover is expected to be introduced into operation in Dushanbe in early September this year, according to the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) of Tajikistan.
“All construction works have practically been completed and it just remains to apply the second coat of asphalt and improve the adjacent territory,” a source at PIU told Asia-Plus in an interview.
“The flyover will be completely ready for exploitation by September and it will be introduced into operation in early September to be timed to coincide with celebrations to mark Tajikistan’s Independence,” the source added.
Recall, China Xinjiang Beixin Construction & Engineering (Group) Co. Ltd. has been constructing the flyover in Dushanbe’s 82nd neighborhood.
Construction of the flyover is part of the Dushanbe-Uzbekistan Border Road Improvement Project.
Tajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in September 2014 signed a loan agreement on the Dushanbe-Uzbekistan Border Road Improvement Project, which provides for rehabilitation of a 4.6-kilometer section of the road within the urban area (from the Avicenna Monument to the Western Gate of Dushanbe).
The Project covers rehabilitation and upgrade of the 62-kilometer road linking the city of Dushanbe to the Uzbek border and connecting Tajikistan to the Russian Federation to the north (via Uzbekistan) with onward links to Turkey and Western Europe (e.g., via Caspian Sea routes). The road is a part of the CAREC Corridor Program which seeks to expand trade and improve competitiveness through focused action by all multilateral partners (i.e. ADB, EBRD, IMF, IDF, WB and UN) in transport initiatives, trade facilitation, energy, trade policy, and economic corridor development.
The road reportedly consists of 5 sections. The upgrade of Sections 2 to 5 (from Western Gate of Dushanbe to the Tajik – Uzbek border) of approximately 57 km in length was financed by ADB grant. Section 1 of approximately 4.6 km in length is located within the urban area (between the Avicenna Monument and the Western Gate of Dushanbe) and includes 82nd roundabout and Avicenna roundabout.
The Project involves: widening of the road, from three lanes to four; construction of a flyover and underpass; removal of the existing concrete pavement and then construction of a new asphalt road.
The project also provides for construction of four underpasses and a 125-meter bridge.
Meanwhile, construction of the second flyover at the Qariyai Bolo roundabout in Dushanbe is under way.
