Uzbekistan to Open First Toll Roads in 2027

Uzbekistan plans to introduce its first toll roads starting in 2027, as outlined in the updated Uzbekistan-2030 Strategy.

The initiative marks a new phase in the country’s transport infrastructure development, The Caspian Post reports, citing Uzbek media.

Over the next five years, the government intends to build a total of 130 kilometers of toll highways. Key projects include major routes connecting Tashkent with Samarkand and linking the capital to the Fergana Valley.

In the original version of the strategy, approved in September 2023, the construction of new roads on the Tashkent-Samarkand and Tashkent-Fergana Valley routes was envisaged through public-private partnerships.

In December 2025, during his annual address to the Oliy Majlis and the people of Uzbekistan, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced that in 2026 the construction of 800 km of high-speed roads would begin on the Tashkent-Samarkand, Tashkent-Andijan, Tashkent-Bostanlyk, Pungan-Namangan, and Karshi-Shakhrisabz routes.