Roads in Mongolia
The transportation system in Mongolia consists of a network of railways, roads, waterways, and airports.
Roadways
In 2007, only about 2600 km of Mongolia's road network were paved. Another 3900 km are graveled or otherwise improved. This network of paved roads was expanded to 4,800 km in 2013, with 1,800 km completed in 2014 alone.[1] This included the roads from Ulaanbaatar to the Russian and Chinese borders, paved road from Ulaanbaatar to Kharkhorin and Bayankhongor, another going south to Mandalgovi, and a partly parallel road from Lün to Dashinchilen, as well as the road from Darkhan to Bulgan via Erdenet. The vast majority of Mongolia's official road network, some 40,000 km, are simple cross-country tracks.[2][3]
Construction is underway on an east-west road (the so-called Millennium Road) that incorporates the road from Ulaanbaatar to Arvaikheer and on the extension of the Darkhan-Bulgan road beyond Bulgan.[4] Private bus and minibus companies offer service from Ulaanbaatar to most aimag centers.[5]
In September and December 2014 roads connecting Dalanzadgad town of Ömnögovi Province and Mörön town of Khuvsgul province with capital city of Ulaanbaatar were completed.[6]
In 2019, the first expressway in Mongolia opened, the Ulaanbaatar Airport Expressway.[7]
References
- ^ "Tough challenges in 2014 | UBPost News". Archived from the original on 2013-12-30.
- ^ "Status paper on Road Sector of Mongolia" Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mongolia's Statistical Yearbook 2007, p.255 Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Авто замын салбарт 2007 онд хэрэгжиж байгаа зам, гүүрийн барилга байгууламж, тэсэл арга хэмжээ Archived 2007-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (Powerpoint document, in Mongolian, needs additional fonts to display properly)
- ^ Lonely Planet Mongolia: Bus transport Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ulaanbaatar Murun Paved Road Complete".
- ^ "Mongolia's first Chinese-built highway opens to traffic - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
External links
*Ministry of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development