The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, signed the decision to start the construction of the Tashkent-Samarkand toll road. According to the document, a tender will be held in September, and work should begin in December. It is planned to complete the project in 2028 and hand over management to a private operator based on a private-public partnership. Tashkent-Andijan, Samarkand-Bukhara toll roads, and the construction of a tunnel at the Takhtaqoracha pass is also planned.