Central Asia – CAREC Corridor 6 Road Improvement Project

11 September 2012 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved the following grant and loan administration project:

Description:

The project will restore a more than 100 kilometer stretch of road between northern Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, including financing safety improvements, a border post upgrade, building better feeder roads, and community training. The measures will strengthen regional connectivity, cut transport costs, and support trade and economic growth opportunities along a critical Central Asia Region Economic Cooperation transport corridor.

Amount: $100 million grant from ADB’s Asian Development Fund and $14 million loan from the OPEC Fund for International Development, to be administered by ADB.

Project ID: 45432

For more information: http://www.adb.org/projects/45432-002/main