Chinese Government provides additional RMB 800 million grant for Phase 2 of Dushanbe-Kulma Road Construction Project (linked to Record ID# 88813, 72612, 90579)

Project narrative

On October 18, 2021, the Chinese Government and the Government of Tajikistan signed an exchange of letters, which officially committed RMB 800 million of grant funding for Phase 2 of Dushanbe-Kulma Road Construction Project. This phase is expected to link Kalai-Khumb to Vanj and the Rushon district. This 80 km road segment is part of the 96 km Dushanbe-Kulma highway. The project also involves the construction of two tunnels (5.2 km long), 67 spillways of various diameters, 5 protective corridors (490 meters long), 15 bridges (634 meters long), 180 artificial containment walls (21.8 km long), 54 km of protective walls, and 13 open ditches (1.8 km long). Another grant of RMB 1.307 billion was agreed upon in June 2019 (see: Record ID#88813). Construction for this section officially began on June 23, 2022. China Bridge and Road Corporation (CRBC) is responsible for the the implementation of this project, and won the bid on June 5, 2022. This, along with a number of other projects, are expected to finish on or before 2026.