Editing Transport in Uzbekistan (section)

==Highways==
[[File:M39 Highway in Uzbekistan near Jomboy.jpg|thumb|M39 Highway in Uzbekistan, near [[Jomboy, Uzbekistan|Jomboy]]]]
As of 2005, Uzbekistan had {{convert|84400|km|abbr=on}} of [[roads]], about {{convert|72000|km|abbr=on}} of which were paved. The road infrastructure is deteriorating, particularly outside of Tashkent. No significant [[highway]] projects were underway in 2006. In the early 2000s, U.S. engineers improved some roads around the port of [[Termez]] to facilitate movement of humanitarian supplies to [[Afghanistan]]. Uzbekistan is a member country of the [[United Nations’ Asian Highway Network]], and several national roads are designated as part of the network.<ref name=cp/>

There are some parts of the roads considered as [[freeway]]s, although mostly in a state of complete neglect and disrepair since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The ring road around [[Tashkent]] is about {{convert|70|km|abbr=on}} long, and completely multilaned, although it lacks a carriageway separation in most sections. 

The M39 Highway, connecting [[Tashkent]] and [[Samarkand]] is a 4-laned road in some {{convert|300|km|abbr=on}} of its length, although poorly maintained and without carriageway separation in most of its length. In January, 2017, the Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan governments made an agreement to reopen the {{convert|65|km|abbr=on}} section of this highway which passed through Kazakhstan that had been closed for ten years, avoiding the detour via [[Guliston]].<ref>[https://astanatimes.com/2017/01/kazakhstan-uzbekistan-to-reopen-section-of-m-39-highway-in-february/ Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan to Reopen Section of M-39 Highway in February (The Astana Times, January 10, 2017)]</ref> The M37 Highway starts from [[Samarkand]], reaching west to the [[Turkmenistan|Turkmen]] border, via [[Navoiy]] and [[Bukhara]]. The A373 Highway starts from Tashkent, going east through [[Kokand]] of [[Fergana Region]], and ends at the [[Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz]] border.

In September 2019, The [[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank]] proposed the Bukhara Road Network Improvement Project to improve the multiple assets of cross-border roads in Bukhara and the road networks in Karakalpakstan and Khorezm regions. The project finances were approved in June of 2020 and has been estimated to take 214.7 million USD. <ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 26, 2021 |title=Uzbekistan Bukhara Road Network Improvement Project (Phase 1) |url=https://www.aiib.org/en/projects/details/2020/approved/_download/Uzbekistan/AIIB_Uzbekistan-BRNIP-PSI-20200607-update-Jan-26-2021-borrower-contact.pdf |journal=Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank}}</ref>