3,381.24
Heavyweight
trucks carrying coal have led to cracks on the roads to Gashuun Sukhait and Shiveekhuren
and the dust that is raised has been causing accidents. The Professional
Monitoring Agency (PMA) says these have resulted in 11 deaths so far this year.
The
paved road from Ukhaa Khudag to Gashuun Sukhait, being built by Energy
Resources LLC since May, is expected to improve matters. A 55.2-km auto road
from Nariin Sukhait towards Shivee Khuren, built by Chinhua Mah Nariin Sukhait
LLC, as part of a 2008 agreement with the Government, is seen as the beginning
of the south-north Millennium Road. However, it cannot be used by heavyweight coal
trucks.
