On October 15, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the reconstruction works carried out on Shota Rustaveli Street located in the Yakkasaray district of Tashkent city. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
This street is a central road connecting several districts of the capital. To improve traffic flow, the approximately 7-kilometer section of the road from Mirobod Street to Choshtepa Street was completely reconstructed.
Now the road is divided into 10 lanes, of which 6 are for cars, 2 are designated bus lanes on special routes, and the remaining 2 lanes serve as parking lanes for vehicles.
The head of state and representatives of public organizations rode the bus to see the newly created conveniences with their own eyes and spoke with passengers. The bus lane separated in the middle of the street based on the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system was introduced for the first time in Tashkent city.
This project has a total cost of 19.2 million dollars and increased passenger flow from 2,500 to 6,000 people per hour. Additionally, more than 40,000 cars can pass through the road daily, and the average speed of transport increased from 23 kilometers per hour to 30 kilometers per hour.
Within the project, 21 new bus stops and 463 "smart" traffic lights were installed. An intelligent transport management system was implemented.
Facilities were also created along the road for vehicles to stop. Furthermore, bicycle lanes, green areas, irrigation, and drainage systems were established.
Projects were also presented for extending the dedicated bus lanes in Tashkent city and organizing transport hubs around the city. In his remarks, President Mirziyoyev emphasized that if metro lines had not been built and new buses had not been brought in, transportation in Tashkent today would be difficult.
For this reason, he stated that road repairs and public transport development works will continue across all cities. The head of state gave clear instructions to officials to increase conveniences for public transport, reduce congestion, and effectively connect the city with New Tashkent (source: zamin.uz).
