Regional Roads Development Project of the Republic of Uzbekistan    The Republic of Uzbekistan has received a Credit from the International Development Association/World Bank (WB) towards the cost of the "Regional Roads Development Project".  The Implementing Agency for the Project is the Republican Road Fund (RRF) under Committee for Roads of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan. A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) has been establish in the RRF to implement the Project.    Within the project "Regional road development" the ABBREVIATED RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (ARAP) for the Ferghana Region was developed and approved by the World Bank.

The Road Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (RC) plans to implement the project "Reconstruction of the road A-380 "Guzar-Bukhara-Nukus-Beineu" on a section of 150-228 km (78 km)" with financial support from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). In this regard, in March 2020, the RC prepared an attached the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report. We will be grateful for your comments and recommendations. All your suggestions will be analyzed and taken into account in the preparation of the final document.

Government of Uzbekistan has proposed to upgrade its regional transport corridors to address the logistical challenge of being a landlocked country and is committed to improve its roads that are part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation's (CAREC) six priority corridors. The proposed Third CAREC Corridor Road Investment Program aims to complement the ongoing efforts to improve the CAREC Corridors by providing the last missing link to the international border with Kazakhstan, rehabilitate roads in Khorezm and Kashkadarya, and develop of road side infrastructure.