A 22.7-kilometer bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor linking Tashkent’s Sergeli and Yunusabad districts is being built in stages as the capital expands dedicated public transport infrastructure.
The corridor will run along four streets: Shota Rustaveli Street (6.5 km), where BRT has operated since 2025; Shahrisabz Street (3.2 km), of which the first 2.2 km is open; Amir Temur Avenue (7.6 km), where construction has begun; and Yangi Sergeli Street (5.5 km), where preliminary work is under way.
The project includes dedicated bus lanes, modern stops and platforms for high-capacity buses, upgraded traffic lights with a “green wave” system to follow, more buses and optimized timetables. Stops will get electronic arrival boards, CCTV cameras and SOS buttons, and street lighting will be renewed.
On Shota Rustaveli Street, average bus speeds in 2026 were 45% higher than in 2023, and car speeds rose 18%, according to the Ministry of Transport. Daily public transport ridership increased by 8,052 passengers, or 9%.
Demand remains high. Tashkent buses carried a record 1.52 million passengers on Sept. 15, 2026, a day after the metro carried more than 1.16 million. Together the two records amount to nearly 2.7 million passenger trips.
Transport specialists estimate that a lane can move 600 to 1,600 people an hour in cars, compared with up to 8,000 passengers on a dedicated bus lane. The city has about 3.2 million residents and roughly 640,000 registered private cars.
The ministry said in October 2025 that 142,000 residents had switched from private cars and taxis to public transport.
Experts note that widening roads does not always ease congestion over the long term, as new lanes can attract more cars. Drawing on the experience of Seoul, Istanbul, Bogota and Almaty, Tashkent is focusing on separate infrastructure for public transport. Construction is currently changing traffic patterns on some streets, bringing turn restrictions at intersections and causing temporary inconvenience.
