Uzbekistan, Aug. 28 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $233.1 million loan to the Republic of Uzbekistan to help modernize a critical segment of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Road Corridor 2. The project aims to improve regional connectivity, reduce travel time, and enhance road safety and climate resilience in western Uzbekistan.The CAREC Road Corridor 2 Resilience and Modernization Project will upgrade approximately 87 kilometers (km) of the Guzar-Bukhara-Nukus-Beyneu (A380) highway in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, which includes the construction of a new 75 km bypass (Turtkul-Ellikkala-Beruniy) and the reconstruction of a 12 km section of the existing A380 highway. It will incorporate climate-re...