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Asian Highway Network Overview

The Asian Highway is a network of over 141,000 kilometers of standardized roadways connecting 32 Asian countries with links to Europe. Initiated in 1959, it aims to promote international road transport in the region. While early progress was made, work slowed in the 1970s when financial assistance ended. Renewed momentum in the 1980s and 1990s led to its inclusion in the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development project in 1992. An intergovernmental agreement established the network in 2003. $26 billion has been invested so far, but an additional $18 billion is still needed for further upgrades and improvements. UNESCAP is working with member countries to identify new financial sources to develop the network.

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Asian Highway Network Overview

The Asian Highway is a network of over 141,000 kilometers of standardized roadways connecting 32 Asian countries with links to Europe. Initiated in 1959, it aims to promote international road transport in the region. While early progress was made, work slowed in the 1970s when financial assistance ended. Renewed momentum in the 1980s and 1990s led to its inclusion in the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development project in 1992. An intergovernmental agreement established the network in 2003. $26 billion has been invested so far, but an additional $18 billion is still needed for further upgrades and improvements. UNESCAP is working with member countries to identify new financial sources to develop the network.

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About the Asian Highway

The Asian Highway network is a network of 141,000 kilometers of standardized roadways crisscrossing 32 Asian countries with linkages to Europe. The Asian Highway project was initiated in 1959 with the aim of promoting the development of international road transport in the region. During the first phase of the project (1960-1970) considerable progress was achieved, however, progress slowed down when financial assistance was suspended in 1975. Entering into the 1980s and 1990s, regional political and economic changes spurred new momentum for the Asian Highway Project. It became one of the three pillars of Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development (ALTID) project, endorsed by ESCAP Commission at its forty-eight session in 1992, comprising Asian Highway, Trans-Asian Railway and facilitation of land transport projects. The Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network was adopted on 18 November 2003 by an intergovernmental meeting held in Bangkok, was open for signature in April 2004 in Shanghai and entered into force on 4 July 2005. A total of US$26 billion has already been invested in the improvement and upgrading of the Asian Highway network. However, there is still a shortfall of US$18 billion. UNESCAP secretariat is now working with its member countries to identify financial sources for the development of the network to improve their road transport capacity and efficiency. Presentation on Asian Highway (5.39 MB) Interested organizations, firms and individuals may get additional information by writing to Mr. Madan Bandhu Regmi ([Link]@[Link]) or Mr. Ha Dong-Woo (hadw@[Link])

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