Chief, Transport Infrastructure SectionTransport and Tourism Division

Ha Dongwoo

Best PracticesAsian Highway and Trans-Asian Railway

Islamic Republic of Iran All AH are included in fourth Five Year

Development PlanAfghanistanAlmost all AH routes are under study or

under rehabilitationIndiaNational Highway Development Project

(US $38 billion) includes upgrading of most of AH routes to 4 lanes.

Asian Highway: Priority Asian Highway: Priority AssignedAssigned

Asian Highway: Priority Asian Highway: Priority AssignedAssigned

Mongolia National development plan including

the Millennium Road Project (AH32)China35,000 km of high standard national

trunk highway system including majority of AH

ASEAN Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and

Thailand: conform AH standardsAll AH in Cambodia and Lao PDR

upgrading in progress

Asian Highway: Priority Asian Highway: Priority AssignedAssigned

Asian Highway: Priority Asian Highway: Priority AssignedAssigned

International Financial InstitutionsBilateral donorsCo-financing among neighboring countries Enhanced cooperation among

neighboring countries – investment not only within their own territories but across borders

Asian Highway: FinancingAsian Highway: FinancingAsian Highway: FinancingAsian Highway: Financing

AH3:

Zaamin Uud-Ulaanbaatar,

China, ROK, ADB, Mongolia

US$ 63m

AH32:

Numrug-Choybalsan-Ondorhaan

Prefeasibility study

ESCAP

AH4:

Yarantai-Hovd-Ulaanbaishint

750 Km

ADB, Mongolia

AH48: Widening

Phuentsholing-Thimphu

India

AH11: Rehabilitation

Kratie-Border of Lao PDR

China

AH3:

Houayxay-Boten

China, Thailand,

Lao PDR and ADB

US $30 m

AH16:

Second Mekong Bridge

Thailand, Lao PDR and Japan,

4 billion Yen

Moscow

TianjinUlaan baatar

8-11 November 2003

1,700 km - 75 hours 20 min.

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22.5 km/h - 541 km/day

Vostochny

Malaszewicze

July 2004

10,350 km - 12 days 8 hours

4

35 km/h - 837 km/day

Brest

Ulaan 15-24 June 2004

7,200 km - 8 days 16 hours

3

35 km/h - 830 km/day

Almaty

Lianyungang

22-29 April 2004

5,020 km - 7 days 6 hours

2

29 km/h - 692 km/day

Demonstration Runs-ImplementationDemonstration Runs-Implementation

Successful launch & regular operation

Friendship Express (Tianjin – Ulaanbaatar)

Mongolian Vector (Ulaanbaatar – Brest)

Container block-train services from Lianyungang/Qingdao/Tianjin to Alashanko

From 152 trains (2004) to 278 trains (Jan-Aug 2006)

Trial runs for development of new services

From Hohhot to Frankfurt

From Tianjin to Kouvola, Finlkand

From Urumqi to Novorossisk

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(6,798 km) Sukhbaatar

(6,778 km) Naushki

(7,200 km) Ulaanbaatar

(6,798 km) Sukhbaatar

(6,778 km) Naushki

(7,200 km) Ulaanbaatar 2004

8 days 16 hrs(demonstration run)

200215 days(statistics)

(610 km) Krasnoe

Brest

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