Uzbekistan identified 5,815 violations during inspections of highway construction, reconstruction and repair works in January–September 2026, according to the road construction quality control inspection.
The inspection registered 5,278 road projects during the reporting period, including 2,854 newly registered facilities and 2,424 projects carried over from 2025.
Authorities conducted 4,298 risk analyses and 1,968 inspections. Of the latter, 1,678 focused on road construction sites, while 290 concerned unauthorized excavation of road surfaces, the installation of artificial road bumps and barriers, and the restoration of excavated areas.
Of the 5,815 violations identified, 5,531 were recorded at road construction sites. These included 996 violations related to construction, 862 to reconstruction and 3,673 to repair works. The remaining 284 violations concerned road surface excavation and other regulatory requirements.
To address the deficiencies, authorities issued 2,103 mandatory instructions, including 721 to project owners and 1,382 to contractors.
Deficiencies were remedied in 1,519 of the 1,939 cases for which the compliance deadline had expired. Authorities also drew up 452 administrative reports and submitted them to courts, while sending 684 formal notices to relevant organizations.
The inspection has digitized oversight procedures through its Road Quality Control information system, which records processes ranging from project registration to commissioning, as well as instructions and administrative reports.
Legislative amendments have also reduced fines for failing to comply with the inspection's lawful requirements concerning road construction quality. Penalties for citizens have fallen from 100 times the minimum wage to five times, while fines for officials have decreased from 150 times the minimum wage to seven times.
Earlier, it was reported that Uzbekistan plans to allocate $442mn to construct and reconstruct 200 kilometers of highways in 2026. During the first nine months of the year, 110 kilometers of roads were reconstructed under nine projects, with work worth $214.3mn completed.