News about infrastructure: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared 2027 the year of large-scale construction, announced the allocation of 6.5 trillion tenge from the National Fund by the end of 2029, and a minimum wage increase to 110,000 tenge from January 1, 2027.
Otabek YusupovOn the Chongqing–Kunming high-speed railway, the last pair of 500-meter rails has been laid in the Junlian tunnel on the border between Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. The line is scheduled to fully open in the first half of 2027, cutting travel time between Chongqing and Kunming to roughly 2.5 hours.
Aziz KarimovThe Kun.uz outlet reported on ten major construction projects in China, including a cascade of five hydroelectric power stations on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, the Sichuan–Tibet railway with a 93.7% share of bridges and tunnels, and an 11-kilometre tunnel under the Yangtze. The projects are aimed at expanding the country's transport and energy infrastructure.
Aziz KarimovA major bridge is under construction in mountainous terrain as part of the Sichuan–Shangri-La expressway. The installation uses two Zoomlion R4300-200 tower cranes with a lifting capacity of 200 tons and a boom length of 80 meters, equipped with more than 20 intelligent safety functions.
Aziz KarimovThe outlet Kun.uz explained the procedure for reporting damaged roads through the 'People's Control' platform and the 'My Road' section. Responsibility for repairs depends on the road's category: public roads are assigned to the Committee for Automobile Roads, internal roads to local authorities, and economic roads to their owners. An individual request does not require neighbors' signatures.
Aziz KarimovDubai Municipality has awarded four contracts worth AED 3 billion under the third phase of the AED 30 billion Tasreef programme. The project involves building 100 km of main drainage lines with a diameter of up to three metres and is expected to increase stormwater drainage capacity by 700% by 2033.
Aziz KarimovDubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the final, one-kilometre bridge of the World Trade Centre interchange reconstruction project will open on Friday. In total, five bridges with a combined length of 5 km have been built, with the works estimated to cost more than AED 696 million. Travel time between Al Majlis Street and 2nd December Street will be cut from six minutes to one, and the average delay at the interchange from 12 minutes to 90 seconds.
Otabek YusupovAccording to World Bank data cited by Visual Capitalist, Pakistan has the largest outstanding debt to China — $8 billion more than Angola. The ranking also includes Sri Lanka, Kenya and the Republic of the Congo.
Javlon TursunovThe Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) conducted takeoff and landing exercises on a section of the Pasuruan–Probolinggo toll road in East Java, testing its suitability as an alternate runway. Two Super Tucanos and two F-16s took part in the maneuvers. The commander stressed that highways would be used only in emergency situations.
Sevara AzamovaThe President of Uzbekistan held a meeting on the socio-economic development of Kashkadarya region. Discussed were water supply projects for hundreds of thousands of residents, reconstruction of the A-380 highway for $350 million with support from the Asian Development Bank, construction of overpasses, and extension of the Karshi bypass road.
Javlon TursunovPresident Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the construction of a new city, New Karshi, for 500,000 residents in Kashkadarya region. The project envisages the creation of a modern administrative and business center on 5,000 hectares of unused land with the possibility of expansion to 1 million people. The city will host the regional khokimiyat, a congress hall and infrastructure facilities built according to 'smart city' principles. In parallel, the creation of the 'Yangi Nasaf' tourist complex will begin. It remains unclear
Sevara AzamovaAt a meeting on the comprehensive development of Kashkadarya region, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev ordered that within two months the construction of 747 km of water supply and sewerage networks and 43 infrastructure facilities be completed using 1 trillion soums, which will provide drinking water to 200 thousand residents. Also, 100 billion soums have been allocated for a water pipeline from the Gissarak reservoir, and the task has been set to attract $210 million and $150 million for other water supply projects.
Javlon TursunovThe government of Ukraine has extended the effect of measures to eliminate the consequences of the state of emergency in the energy sector to seven more areas, including water supply, water disposal, heating, the internet and data centers. The changes were made to the January resolution No. 39 by a cabinet document dated October 16. A unified headquarters for eliminating the consequences of the emergency has been created for coordination.
Javlon TursunovThe government of Ukraine clarified that resolution No. 1292 of October 16, which extends the state of emergency regime to seven new infrastructure sectors, is an organizational measure and does not introduce new restrictions for the population.
Sevara AzamovaFounded in 2021 as Mach9 Robotics, the company originally built hardware for visual inspections but switched to AI software for automating surveying and CAD. A $34 million Series A led by First Round Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners. The startup has nearly 100 customers in closed beta and more than 2,500 projects.
Sevara AzamovaIn 2026, Uzbekistan's road sector plans to spend $442 million and build or reconstruct 200 km of roads. 15 projects are being implemented: 13 with the participation of international financial institutions and two based on public-private partnership. In January–September 2026, 110 km of roads were reconstructed worth $214.3 million (101% of the plan).
Javlon TursunovThe European Investment Bank intends to expand financing of cross-border infrastructure projects in Central Asia. EIB Vice-President Marek Mora, in an interview with Euronews during a visit to Astana, spoke about support for the Kambar-Ata-1 HPP, loans for Kazakhstan's roads and financing conditions, including environmental standards and a 'win-win' for European industry.
Nilufar KarimovaThe Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that a new overpass near Food City on the exit from Tashkent toward Nurafshon has been officially put into operation. The project cost 280.8 billion soums, whereas in July the figure cited was 240 billion. The project also included an underground road, a ring road and underground pedestrian crossings.
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