Chinese Government provides $2 million grant for the Reconstruction of the Shirgovad Section of the Dushanbe-Kulma Highway

On October 23, 2017, an exchange of letters between China and Tajikistan was signed that stipulated that China would help Tajikistan repair roads. According to the Tajik Ministry of Transport, the Chinese Government provided a grant of $2 million for the Reconstruction of the Shirgovad Section of the Dushanbe-Kulma Highway Project. The project aimed to restore the Shirgovad section, in the Darvaz Distrct, of the Dushanbe-Kulma Highway that had been destroyed by a flood. China Road and Bridge Construction Corporation (China Road) was the contractor. The project commenced in December 2017 and was completed in April 2018. 1.1 km of the Dushanbe-Kulma highway was restored in the project.

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The Russian project title is Восстановление участка 347 км автодороги Душанбе-Кульма (участок Ширговад Дарвазского района). The Tajik project title is Барқарорсозии қитъаи 347 км р/а Душанбе-Кулма (мавзеи Ширговади н.Дарвоз). Additionally, while the sources do not explicitly state so, this was clearly done in response to the July 2017 flooding that damaged and destroyed roadways in the Darvaz District.

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