Work continues in the Mirabad district of Tashkent to develop Taras Shevchenko Tourist Street. It is planned that the street will be extended by approximately 400 meters, and public areas will also be expanded and infrastructure for recreation, business activity, and walking will be improved.
The new part of the street will run through the area between the intersection of Taras Shevchenko Street with Fidokor Street and its intersection with Shahrisabz Street. Demolition work is currently underway, followed by a phase of concreting and landscaping.
Upon completion of this project, residents and visitors of the capital will be able to use a greater number of places for leisure, relaxation, and entertainment. Authorities expect that the expansion of the street will create new prospects for entrepreneurship, support the development of the service sector, and ensure the creation of additional jobs.
The completion of the reconstruction is scheduled for the end of 2026. Additionally, it is reported that this year Tashkent plans to open eighteen more tourist streets, launch five hundred new facilities, and create up to seven thousand jobs.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev emphasized that Sergeli has transformed from a peripheral area of Tashkent into one of the dynamically developing districts of the capital.
During a meeting dedicated to the socio-economic progress of Tashkent, the head of state reported that over the past decade, residential buildings housing 30 thousand apartments have been constructed in Sergeli. Additionally, 2 million square meters of industrial, commercial, and service facilities have been created.
The economic activity of the district has significantly increased: the number of entrepreneurs grew from 2.5 thousand to 6.2 thousand, and revenue to the district budget rose from 382 billion to 2.2 trillion soums.
Five large parks and recreation areas have also appeared in Sergeli. Thanks to the annexation of 13 arrays of the Tashkent region, the total area of Sergeli has increased by 1.8 thousand hectares, reaching 5.6 thousand hectares. The district has been integrated into the city network with a new nineteen-kilometer metro line, which includes eight stations.
Educational and medical infrastructure has also developed: the number of places in schools has increased from 25 thousand to 38.5 thousand, and in kindergartens—from 7.5 thousand to 15.5 thousand. Furthermore, 50 state and private clinics operate in the district.
Despite the achievements, the president pointed out persistent problems in Sergeli concerning the condition of roads, water supply and sewage systems, electricity supply, and transport. It was previously announced that 2026 will be the 'Year of accelerated development and income growth for the population' for Tashkent. Within these plans, an agro-logistics and warehouse complex worth 70 million dollars is scheduled to be commissioned in the Sergeli district.
