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A consultation meeting on Mongolia’s road sector took place at the State Palace on April 27. In his speech at the meeting Prime Minister of Mongolia L. Oyun-Erdene emphasized the crucial contribution of the road sector to the country's development, informing the participants about the long-term development policy "Vision 2050" and the medium-term "New Revival Policy.”
Over the last two years, in total 689.1 kilometers of paved roads and 330 meters of steel-concrete bridges have been constructed in Mongolia. In June 2022, the construction of a 67 km auto road in route of Tosontsengel and Uliastai was completed, achieving the goal of connecting all 21 aimags of Mongolia with paved roads. Moreover, a 745-kilometer vertical axis auto road in the western region of Mongolia, which connects China and Russia through Bulgan Port in Khovd aimag and Tsagaanuur Port in Bayan-Ulgii aimag, was opened to traffic in November 2022.
"Due to the achievements in the road sector, Mongolia has climbed 33 places in the Logistics Performance Index of the World Bank since 2018, now standing at 97th place. We can make big success further by closely aligning the planning of road construction with the country's development policy and intensifying public and private partnership in the sector,” noted the Prime Minister.
The "New Revival Policy" of the Government of Mongolia outlines to grow its exports to USD 30 billion by increasing the capacity of the border ports three-fold.
The Government of Mongolia and the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar are working to implement the “New Beltway Project” and to build 225 kilometers of auto roads to connect the existing 1213 kilometers of auto roads in the capital to improve the road infrastructure in Ulaanbaatar city, the Prime Minister said.
In 2023, 540 kilometers of auto roads and 500 meters of steel-concrete bridges will be built in the country.
Published Date:2023-04-30