According to eyewitnesses, a column of trucks approximately 70 kilometers long has formed along the road before the Irkeshtam checkpoint. Since the highway is two lanes, one lane is completely occupied by heavy-duty vehicles.
Road situation and government measures
According to the press service of the Osh Regional Road Safety Department, vehicles are queuing starting from the 183rd kilometer of the Osh—Irkeshtam highway. The department clarified that this is not a traffic jam, but specifically a queue caused by a sharp increase in traffic flow.
"There is no traffic jam. Recently, the vehicle flow has been large, so they are standing in a queue."
To relieve the highway, an additional parking area has been organized near the checkpoint. Currently, the Osh—Sary-Tash—Irkeshtam road is open, and Road Maintenance Enterprise No. 960 is operating on it.
Expansion of parking zones
Adyl Saparov, Akim of the Alay district, reported that authorities have already taken measures to create a 30-hectare municipal parking area near Nura village in the Pamir-Ala ayyl aimak. This site is already operational and can accommodate up to 2,000 vehicles. A search for a land plot to organize another parking area is currently underway.
Kutmanali Anarbaev, head of the Pamir-Alai ayyl okmotu, noted that the number of vehicles in this direction has increased significantly over the last two years. Specialists from the Ministry of Transport are currently working on-site.
