Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The Gishtkuprik border customs post on the Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan border is expected to resume operations in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Following completion of reconstruction, freight trucks will once again be able to pass through the crossing.
The Navoi post will serve as an additional route for freight transport. The Customs Committee expects the new options for cargo transit to help redistribute traffic flows, reduce pressure on existing border crossings and shorten queues in the Yallama area.
More than 9,200 freight trucks passed through the Sirdarya post in September. This amounted to an average of about one truck every four minutes. Traffic increased by 10% compared with the same period last year.
To further redistribute traffic, the Malik-Sirdarya and Ok Oltin-Tselinny crossings are planned to switch to 24-hour operations and receive international border crossing status. This is expected to reduce the load on Yallama and Sirdarya by up to 30%.
Earlier, in April, Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Jumanagarin said that the Gishtkuprik crossing on the Uzbek side and Zhibek Zholy on the Kazakh side were expected to reopen in September.
The Gishtkuprik crossing, also known as Chernyaevka, was closed for reconstruction on 5 February 2025.
The work was initially scheduled to be completed within four months. The project included the temporary dismantling of buildings, landscaping and the development of necessary infrastructure in the adjacent area. The reasons for the longer reconstruction period were not specified.
