DUSHANBE, 07.11.2024 /NIAT “Khovar”/. On November 7, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, inaugurated the Bokhtar-Levakant-Danghara highway.

The road was built in 3 stages within the framework of the goals to adapt the service conditions to international requirements, and its total length is 68.8 kilometers.

The Bokhtar-Levakant section of the road consists of 6 traffic lanes and the rest of the road consists of two lanes.

In total, 5 overpasses and 2 roundabouts have been built on the road.

Honorable Head of State Emomali Rahmon emphasized that the construction of the road contributes to the formation of transport corridors, sustainable economic development and further improvement of people’s living standards.

Installation of reinforced concrete trenches, water pipes, paving stones on both sides of the road and protective walls ensures safe movement of vehicles.

In the mountainous parts of the nature of Tajikistan, the opportunity for the movement of vehicles has been improved through leveling works.

By order of the Head of State, within the framework of this project, 3 km of internal roads of the city of Levakant will also be renovated.

The Bokhtar-Levakant-Danghara highway is of great economic and social importance and lays the foundation for increasing the volume and quality of cargo and passenger transportation.

It should be recalled that the construction works on the first stage of the Bokhtar-Levakant-Danghara highway were started in October 2021 with the participation of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon.

Timely implementation of the instructions of the Head of the State made it possible to complete the construction of the road within the specified period in accordance with the project requirements.

In the end, the Honorable Head of State Emomali Rahmon drew the attention of relevant officials of the sector, workers and specialists to the proper maintenance of the road so that it serves for many years for cargo and passenger transportation.

Also, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan got acquainted with the project of construction of Danghara-Guliston and Guliston-Farkhor highways and started the construction works.

The Danghara-Guliston section of the internationally important Dushanbe-Kulob-Khorugh-China border highway will be about 50 kilometers long and will consist of 4 traffic lanes in populated areas.

According to the international requirements of road construction, the Danghara-Guliston section of the Dushanbe-Khorugh international highway will have alongside it a mother and child home, transport stations, overpasses and underground passages, footpaths and other transport infrastructure.

The total distance of the Guliston-Farkhor section is 29.6 kilometers, and it is being built with the involvement of foreign capital and the contribution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.

The first stage of the Guliston-Farkhor-Panj-Dusti road is an important part of the international highway and provides access to world ports through foreign routes.

The construction of the Danghara-Guliston and Guliston-Farkhor sections is of great importance in the implementation of the «Targeted State Program for the Development of the Transport Complex of the Republic of Tajikistan until 2025» in order to form transport corridors and transform Tajikistan into a transit state.

According to the contract, the construction works in the first stage of reconstruction of the Guliston-Farkhor-Panj-Dusti highway, i.e. up to Farkhor, should be completed by September 2027.

Honorable Head of State Emomali Rahmon instructed the officials to complete the construction in the specified time with high quality and to create favorable conditions in accordance with international requirements.

On this day, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan presented 6 new vehicles for road maintenance to the executive body of state power of Levakant city.