AKIPRESS.COM - Governor of the Capital City of Mongolia and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar City Nyambaatar Khishgee held a public briefing on the construction projects planned for the coming years under the "20-Minute City" Concept on November 16.

In particular, Ulaanbaatar will undertake phased construction of two-level roads to alleviate traffic congestion from 2024 to 2028. A tender for consultancy services to design a two-level, traffic-light-free ring auto road will close on November 25, 2024, with its feasibility study to be fully developed by 2025.

"The consultancy team will choose the most efficient routes for the first ring auto road of Ulaanbaatar City by 2025, focusing on minimizing land acquisition. The funding for the project will be sourced from fees collected from the Tuul Highway once it is operational, as well as revenues from other road fees," Mayor Nyambaatar Khishgee stated.

Furthermore, a tender for a new bridge connecting the Tuul Highway with the Nisekh Road will be announced in 2025, with its construction commencing the following year.

Additionally, the land acquisition for the cable car line on the Yaarmag-Kharkhorin route has been completed. The progress of the construction has been prolonged due to delays by the contractor. With up to 90,000 vehicles passing through the Yaarmag Road during peak hours, the first phase of the construction of the Yaarmag - Kharkhorin cable car line is planned to be completed within the next year.

Mayor of the Ulaanbaatar City Nyambaatar highlighted that the construction of the National Park-Shangri-La Center route will be determined by a public survey of the city's residents.