Construction of Tavantolgoi-Gashuunsukhait road to be intensified
EconomyUlaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ During the
Cabinet meeting on February 20, National Development Agency was assigned to
speed up a process to implement the ‘Tavantolgoi-Gashuunsukhait’ 259 km high
capacity road project under ‘design-build-operate-transfer’ concession.
Authorities of corresponding companies
were obliged to ensure safety of the traffic movement and repair damaged parts of
the existing road in this route.
The new road will have four lanes and be special purpose road that has a load bearing capacity of 115 tons; 24 tons on each axle. Construction of the road is believed to increase freight transportation by two-fold, augment coal export, bring economic benefits, develop rural areas and increase jobs.