Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a resolution authorizing the Ministry of Automobile Transport to sign contracts for the design and construction of the 546-kilometer Ashgabat-Dashoguz highway, Turkmen state media reported.
The resolution also provides for the design and construction of an 812-meter-long highway bridge and the modernization of bridges along the route.
The work will be carried out as part of the President’s Program for the Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan for 2022-2028.
The resolution was signed Friday during a Cabinet of Ministers meeting held via digital communication. During the meeting, Berdimuhamedov also approved a proposal to strengthen the technical and material base of the country’s international airports with the involvement of leading foreign companies.
