Tender was announced on reconstruction of A380 Guzar-Bukhara-Nukus-Beyneu road section from km 355 to km 440 (85 km) with replacement of 2 asphalt lanes to 4 lanes of cement concrete pavement.

In line with the tender terms, all interested companies should submit their tender proposals till 29 March 2011.

The reconstruction works of road will be financed due to loan of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

In April 2010, the ADB issued loan for US$600 million within the ADB’s Multitranche Financing Facility, which was allocated to the reconstruction of 222 km of national highway in 2010-2012.

The funds will be directed to reconstruct over 220 kilometers of the A380 highway, and to provide training support for improved planning, project management, road asset management, and community facilities.

The A380 highway forms part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) and one of its corridors – Corridor 2. This connects Uzbekistan to Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Upgrading the highway into a four-lane international design-standard road, rehabilitating other sections, and improving road planning and management will shorten travel time, reduce transport costs, improve safety, and support growth and poverty reduction.