Projects List

Ulaanbaatar Darkhan Road

CAREC Corridors 2, 3, and 5 (Obigarm-Nurobod) Road Project

The Obigarm–Nurobod road section of the existing M41 highway, which carries about 3,000 vehicles per day, will be inundated once the HPP reservoir has filled to operating levels. A bypass road must be completed and opened to traffic by latest November 2023, the date by which the rising water in the HPP reservoir will have inundated several critical sections of the M41 highway.

East–West Highway (Shorapani–Argveta Section) Improvement Project

The project involves construction of a new road section of the E-60 highway located in Imereti Region of central Georgia. Section F4 forms the Shoropani-Argveta portion of the Khevi-Ubisa-Shorapani-Argveta section of the E-60.

CAREC Corridors 1 and 6 Connector Road (Aktobe–Kandyagash) Reconstruction Project

The proposed project will (i) reconstruct the 89-kilometer highway connecting Aktobe and Kandyagash and (ii) strengthen the institutional capacity of KazAvtoZhol. The project is aligned with the following impact: More jobs created and Kazakhstan integrated into the regional and global economic system (Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy).

North–South Corridor (Kvesheti–Kobi) Road Project

The Government of Georgia is making substantial investments in infrastructure intended to take advantage of its location and tourism attractions, and is emphasizing the country's transit trade through development of the East–West and North–South transport corridors.

Railway Efficiency Improvement Project

The project aims to improve the efficiency of Uzbekistan's railway operations, combining investments where it faces operational bottlenecks (e.g., electric locomotives), and strategic support to improve business practices.

Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project, Additional Financing

The additional financing for the Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project will rehabilitate the 118-kilometer (km) Darkhan–Altanbulag and 58-km Khuiten Valley–Arvaikheer road sections, while further enhancing the condition of the 204-km Ulaanbaatar–Darkhan road section.

CAREC Corridors 1 and 3 Connector Road Project (Phase 2), Additional Financing

The proposed project will connect two major CAREC regional corridors by rehabilitating a crucial connector road, part of the North-South Alternate Corridor, which is a priority in the National Sustainable Development Strategy. It will (i) improve connectivity and mobility, and (ii) link economically underprivileged regions with economic hubs.

Third Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-3)

East–West Highway (Khevi–Ubisa Section) Improvement Project

The proposed project will improve the Khevi–Ubisa section and improve operations and maintenance of the road network, as well as road safety

Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project

CAREC Corridors 2, 5, and 6 (Dushanbe–Kurgonteppa) Road Project, Additional Financing

The overall project will improve the connectivity between the capital Dushanbe and Kurgonteppa, which are two major cities and economic hubs in Tajikistan, and enhance the safety of the national highway network.

Qaisar–Dari Bum Road Project

The objective of the project is to help the Government of Afghanistan to promote economic and social development and reduce poverty by rehabilitating the primary road network damaged during two decades of conflict and neglect.

Railway Sector Development Program

The program will provide project financing for the rehabilitation of the track and structure of the Sumgayit–Yalama rail line—a key link in the North–South Railway Corridor within the CAREC network.

CAREC Corridor Development Investment Program, Tranche 1

The project proposed for financing is building an additional 2-lane carriageway of 66 kilometers (km) along the existing 2-lane carriageway of Petaro–Sehwan road; an additional 2-lane carriageway of 43 km along the existing 2-lane carriageway of Ratodero–Shikarpur road; rehabilitating the existing 34-km 4-lane carriageway of Dara Adamkhel–Peshawar road; and developing the capacity of the National Highway Authority through due diligence advisory services and assistance with project implementation.

CAREC Corridor 2 (Pap–Namangan–Andijan) Railway Electrification Project

The project will electrify the missing 145.1 kilometers of non-electrified track linking major cities in the populous Fergana Valley with Tashkent. This will facilitate direct and efficient operation of both freight and passenger train services, and promote economic and social development of the Fergana Valley.

Batumi Bypass Road Project

The project will improve efficiency for road transport along the East–West Highway in Georgia, and improve regional connectivity in Georgia so that it can play the role of regional transport and logistics hub.

CAREC Corridors 2, 5, and 6 (Dushanbe–Kurgonteppa) Road Project

The project will improve the connectivity between the capital Dushanbe and Kurgonteppa, which are two major cities and economic hubs in Tajikistan. The road is a strategic north -south link, and one of the most heavily traveled roads in the country, as well as the confluence of CAREC corridors 2, 5, and 6.

Road Asset Management Project

The Road Asset Management project will finance priority maintenance works for part of Afghanistan's regional highway sections from Kabul to Ghazni and from Kabul to Jalalabad, which are the economic lifeline of the country's eastern region.

CAREC Corridors 1 and 3 Connector Road Project

The project will connect two major CAREC regional corridors by rehabilitating a crucial connector road, part of the North South Alternate Corridor, which is a priority in the National Sustainable Development Strategy.