{"id":14,"date":"2009-02-05T12:29:39","date_gmt":"2009-02-05T12:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/transport"},"modified":"2025-07-15T20:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:23:33","slug":"transport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CAREC region is at the heart of the rapidly growing and integrating Eurasian continent. CAREC countries are working together to improve the region\u2019s transport infrastructure and reduce the cost of trade across regions.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-transport-strategy-2030\"><strong>CAREC Transport Strategy 2030<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0builds on the progress made and lessons learned from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-transport-and-trade-facilitation-strategy-2020\">CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020<\/a><\/strong>. It is fully aligned with the mission of CAREC Strategy 2030 to enhance regional connectivity for the shared sustainable economic and social development in the CAREC region. This strategy underscores increasing sustainability and quality of transport networks, which alongside with continued construction and rehabilitation of transport corridors, places more emphasis on railway sector development, multimodal interoperability, road asset management, and road safety.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of the strategy builds on the five strategic pillars of roads and road asset management, railways, cross-border transport and logistics, road safety, and aviation as their relevance to the CAREC DMCs has been confirmed; however, it is also open to the inclusion of new strategic transport pillars in response to emerging priorities of the CAREC DMCs and development partners.<\/p>\n<p>The CAREC program will continue to provide a communication and coordination platform for the CAREC DMCs and development partners to present and discuss new projects and transport initiatives. This will enable DMCs to align their priorities with each other and build a well-connected transport network, regulations, and operational practices. The strategy will support the CAREC sustainability agenda by addressing the strong demand to convert transport infrastructure investments into sustainable economic and social development for the region.The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-transport-strategy-2030\"><strong>CAREC Transport Strategy 2030<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was endorsed by the CAREC Ministers in November 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?page_id=18721\"><strong>View 2021-2022 Country Highlights<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>View Transport Sector Progress Report and Work Plan (July 2023\u2013June 2024):<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC-Aannual-Transport-Sector-Progress-Report-July-2023-June-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a> | \u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u0418\u0419<\/p>\n<p><strong>View Transport Sector Progress Report and Work Plan (July 2022\u2013June 2023):<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC-Annual-Transport-Sector-Progress-Report-July-2022-June-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/Rus-CAREC-Transport-Sector-Progress-Report-July-2022-June-2023.pdf\">\u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u0418\u0419<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>View Transport Sector Progress Report and Work Plan (July 2021\u2013August 2022):<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/A04-TSPR_-Aug2022_v4-EN-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/A04-TSPR_-Aug2022_v4_RU-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u0418\u0419<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>View Transport Sector Progress Report and Work Plan (July 2020\u2013August 2021):<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2021-CAREC-Transport-PR-clean_Sep2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2021-CAREC-Transport-PR_Sep2021_RUS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u0418\u0419<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>View Transport Sector Progress Report and Work Plan (July 2019\u2013August 2020):<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2020-CAREC-TSPR-fin-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2020-CAREC-TSPR-fin-RU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u0418\u0419<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>CAREC Road Safety Strategy<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=safely-connected-a-regional-road-safety-strategy-for-carec-countries-2017-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries (2017-2030)<\/a> provides the framework to make CAREC corridors safe, efficient, and attractive for all road users. The strategy resulted from intensive consultation between country representatives, road safety experts, private sector stakeholders, and development partners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vision<\/strong>: To make CAREC international road corridors safe, efficient and attractive for all road users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Target<\/strong>: To reduce the number of fatalities on the CAREC road corridors by 50% by 2030 (compared to 2010), or saving an estimated 23,000 lives and 250,000 serious injuries less per year. The estimated economic savings amounts to approximately $16 billion a year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implementation<\/strong>: (i) embed road safety features to planned investments for road projects amounting to about $6.9 billion from 2017 to 2020; (ii) provide technical support for national road safety policy initiatives, and (iii) technical support for institutional strengthening and capacity development.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?page_id=6796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about CAREC Road Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>CAREC Railway Strategy<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=unlocking-the-potential-of-railways-a-railway-strategy-for-carec-2017-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unlocking the Potential for Railways: A Railway Strategy for CAREC (2017-2030)<\/a> serves as a guiding document for the long-term development of CAREC railways. The strategy was jointly developed by CAREC country representatives in cooperation with development partners, railway operators, stakeholders and experts. The strategy equips the region\u2019s railways to better capture evolving trade flows and contribute to regional economic development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vision<\/strong>: Rail transport will become a mode of choice for trade: quick, efficient, accessible for customers, and easy to use throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic Priorities<\/strong>: (i) develop effective rail infrastructure ; (ii) develop robust commercial capabilities; and (iii) improve legal and regulatory frameworks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implementation<\/strong>: Full implementation of the railway strategy requires a set of robust arrangements addressing money (financing), people (capacity), and technology with distinct roles identified for (i) railways, (ii) governments and (iii) development partners. An action plan and corresponding results-based framework is being developed and will be subject to periodic monitoring, review, and adjustments<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?page_id=6798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about CAREC Railways<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Key Projects<\/h2>\n<p>As of December 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?page_id=1726&amp;paged=1&amp;sector[]=transport&amp;project_type[]=grant&amp;project_type[]=loan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nearly $34.45 billion (67.5% of the total CAREC Project Investments) has been invested<\/a> along the six CAREC transport corridor routes, where the potential for economic development and returns is greatest. Priority infrastructure work along the six corridors is now focused on the construction and upgrade of roads and rail lines.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"tg-Embed-Container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/791607097001\/9fa20be7-aba0-42f9-92b4-438ab9db690a_default\/index.html?videoId=5183858622001\" width=\"860\" height=\"490\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adb.org\/news\/videos\/pakistan-highway-promotes-growth-and-connectivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistan: Faisalabad-Multan (M4) Road Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"tg-Embed-Container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/791607097001\/9fa20be7-aba0-42f9-92b4-438ab9db690a_default\/index.html?videoId=5152678758001\" width=\"860\" height=\"490\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adb.org\/news\/videos\/development-comes-train-afghanistans-northern-regions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Afghanistan: Hairatan to Mazar-e-Sharif Railway Project<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Creating CAREC Corridors<\/h2>\n<p>CAREC focuses investment and other activities on the development of six competitive transport corridors that link north, south, east, and west through the pivot of Central Asia. The corridors reflect trade flow patterns and will speed the movement of people and goods across the region. Critically, they also connect the mainly landlocked CAREC countries to wider regional and global networks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC_DRC_map_February_2021.pdf\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18003 size-large\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" title=\"CAREC DRC Map\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC_DRC_map_February_2021-1000x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC_DRC_map_February_2021-1000x647.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC_DRC_map_February_2021-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC_DRC_map_February_2021-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC_DRC_map_February_2021.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC_DRC_map_February_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View full-sized map<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h4>CAREC Priority Investment Projects by Corridor<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-priority-investment-projects-corridor-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corridor 1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-priority-investment-projects-corridor-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corridor 2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-priority-investment-projects-corridor-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corridor 3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-priority-investment-projects-corridor-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corridor 4<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-priority-investment-projects-corridor-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corridor 5<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-priority-investment-projects-corridor-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corridor 6<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?page_id=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about CAREC Transport Corridors<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Transport Sector Coordinating Committee<\/h2>\n<p>The Transport Sector Coordinating Committee (TSCC) guides strategic decision making and planning for all transport-related investments. It also coordinates other sector-wide issues and activities, including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>events and capacity-building activities,<\/li>\n<li>identifying transport sector pilot projects and development issues with sector-wide implications, and<\/li>\n<li>coordinating the work of transport project working groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The TSCC regularly reports and makes recommendations to the CAREC Senior Officials&#8217; Meeting, which in turn informs the CAREC Ministerial Conference. It meets at least once a year and the host country for each committee meeting acts as the official chair of that meeting.<\/p>\n<p>(Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC-Institutional-Framework-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAREC institutional framework<\/a> for more information on sector coordinating committees.)<\/p>\n<h2>Partnerships<\/h2>\n<p>CAREC development partners in the transport sector share responsibility in providing directions and drawing up priority actions. This section provides a communication platform for development partners to present projects and transport initiatives as well as features works and achievements of development partners in the CAREC Transport program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?page_id=16881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about CAREC Transport Partnerships<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CAREC region is at the heart of the rapidly growing and integrating Eurasian continent. CAREC countries are working together to improve the region\u2019s transport infrastructure and reduce the cost of trade across regions. The\u00a0CAREC Transport Strategy 2030\u00a0builds on the progress made and lessons learned from the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020. 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