On December 3, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev listened to proposals aimed at improving transportation management and reducing traffic congestion in Tashkent.
In recent years, significant progress has been made in developing public transportation in the capital. The bus fleet has doubled to nearly 1,900 vehicles, and intervals have been reduced from 30 to 15 minutes. The buses transport 1.4 million passengers per day.
The total length of underground and ground metro lines has increased to 70.5 kilometers, and the number of stations has increased from 29 to 50. The metro serves 900,000 passengers daily.
At the same time, population growth and vehicle traffic are dramatically increasing the burden on road infrastructure. Congestion on the capital’s main thoroughfares has doubled in recent years, and traffic jams reaching 7-8 points have become commonplace. Public transportation remains a smaller share of travel than private cars. All of this also impacts the environment.
It was proposed to establish a single traffic management center in Tashkent to introduce an intelligent transportation system (ITS). Such systems are widely used globally as the most effective mechanism of traffic management.
The center will analyze and model traffic and pedestrian flows, manage the intelligent transportation system, organize urban parking, develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and promote the use of personal mobility devices.
The President ordered to launch a pilot project this year and expand it to other regions by 2030.
