A trip from Samarkand to Bukhara by car can be reduced to 1.5 hours. It is planned to build a toll road with concrete paving in the Samarkand-Bukhara direction. It is expected that the travel time will decrease from the current five hours to an hour and a half. This was announced by the presidential press secretary Sharzod Asadov. At the meeting in Bukhara district, the establishment of a new high-speed train line was also discussed. The region is implementing a $385 million water supply project with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. It is planned to increase the coverage of centralized drinking water supply from 80 to 95%.