Tashkent Transport Master Plan to Be Completed by September
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The development of Tashkent's transport master plan and macromodel is scheduled for completion by the end of September 2026. The timeline was outlined in a 22 July decision by the Tashkent City Kengash, citing a report by Abdurakhmon Bakhtiyev, Deputy Khokim of Tashkent for Transport and Road Infrastructure.
International firm STEP City was selected as the winner of a tender involving more than 90 companies from the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, Russia, Sweden, and France. STEP City was tasked with completing the documents by the end of September.
The transport master plan outlines the development of the capital's transport system through 2045. The Tashkent City Khokimiyat announced a call for proposals in February, with procedures managed by the Traffic Management Center and applications accepted through 9 March.
STEP City specializes in transport planning, urban mobility, and digital traffic management. According to the company, its portfolio includes more than 500 projects across 30 cities in Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan.
The company previously developed Tashkent's urban mobility strategy. That project included a transport system analysis, infrastructure and road safety proposals, intelligent transport system architecture, a prototype Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) application, and a digital platform for the Situation Center.
Concurrently, municipal authorities are continuing to modernize the capital's transport infrastructure. Technical specifications for implementing an intelligent transport system were prepared with the assistance of German specialists. Authorities also held talks with 12 companies experienced in adaptive traffic light control and artificial intelligence-driven traffic flow analysis.
As part of "quick win" initiatives, streets spanning a total length of 260 kilometers were surveyed. Solutions were formulated using topographic maps, drone data, and traffic intensity measurements across 271 intersections.
A total of 3,946 traffic lights were installed at these intersections. According to the Kengash decision, the lights automatically extend green signals along heavily congested routes to form continuous "green corridors".
Additionally, municipal crews installed 1,349 new road signs, replaced 2,909 existing signs, and applied 176 kilometers of road markings in Tashkent. Routine repairs were completed across nearly 720,000 square meters of asphalt surface.
To alleviate traffic congestion, construction work was executed at 61 intersections. Furthermore, 2,889 outdoor lighting poles were repaired, and 902 advertising structures that posed potential driver distractions were dismantled.
The Kengash decision also addressed a project to construct a 100-kilometer, two-level toll ring road around Tashkent valued at US$1 billion. Implementation of the project is scheduled for discussion with China Railway Construction.
In addition, municipal authorities are conducting negotiations with Chinese companies regarding the construction of tunnels, overpasses, and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines.
