Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program

About this project

The Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links (CARs) program, a series of projects (SOP) in multiple countries (borrowers), has the following components.Component 1: Improve regional connections in Sughd and GBAO regions (US$89 million equivalent from IDA; US$1 million from PACT Trust Fund). Activities to be financed under this component include: (i) rehabilitation of a 50.5 km long, Category I and III roads in Sughd in four sections (estimated at US$37.0 million); (ii) construction of Khorog bridge and tunnels/galleries and bridges around Barsem Village in GBAO to enhance the resilience of the road connectivity from climate hazards such as mudslides and avalanches (estimated US$46.7 million); (iii) provision of construction supervision services for road construction and rehabilitation works (estimated US$4.3 million); and (iv) preparation of feasibility studies for improvement of regional road connectivity for Sughd, Khatlon and GBAO regions as basis for potential lending operation (CARs-5), to be partially financed by PACT Trust Fund (estimated US$2.0 million).Component 2: Improve road asset preservation and road safety (US$20 million equivalent) comprises two sub-components.Sub-Component 2a Improve road asset preservation (US$8 million equivalent) will finance (i) supply and installation of weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems to preserve road assets, (ii) installation and commission of software packages for recording, storage and analysis of road network condition data, d…

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World Bank · Multilateral

Sectors

Transport policy, planning and administrationMulti-hazard response preparednessInformation and communication technology (ICT)Transport regulation

Places

Barsem, Republic of Tajikistan, Viloyati Sughd, Khorugh, Viloyati Mukhtori Kŭhistoni Badakhshon, Dushanbe, Viloyati Khatlon, Kurkat, Kŭchkak, Khujand and 5 more

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Ministry of Transport

Accountable

Ministry of Finance

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P166820.

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