Control over compliance with weight and dimension standards in the freight transport sector is set to be transferred to the private sector. The corresponding regulation was approved by the Cabinet on October 28.
Designated areas along highways will be allocated for the establishment of stationary and mobile weight and dimension control points. Entrepreneurs will be required to purchase and install measuring equipment, as well as connect utilities at their own expense.
Operators of weight and dimension control will be selected through an online auction. The rental period for the location will be 20 years, with the option to transfer to third parties.
The minimum starting price depends on the type of highway where the site is located:
- international road — 50 BRV (18.75 million sums);
- republican road — 40 BRV (15 million sums);
- local road — 30 BRV (11.25 million sums).
The auction winner will sign a lease agreement with the Road Committee. Within a year, they must install the weight and dimension control equipment, which will need to be launched in test mode for 5 days prior to opening.
In the first two years after opening, the operator will receive 40% of the fines collected for violations of weight and dimension control. Subsequently, their share will decrease to 30%.
The Development Fund of the Road Committee will receive 35% in the first two years and 45% thereafter. 15% will be allocated to the Transport and Logistics Development Fund under the Ministry of Transport, and 10% will go to the state budget.
Mobile points will have the authority to record violations of road sign requirements for freight vehicles weighing over 12 tons. They will also receive 40% of the fines in the first 2 years and 30% thereafter (state budget — 10% and 20% respectively, Ministry of Transport Fund — 50%).
Starting in April, owners of freight vehicles with a weight exceeding 10 tons will be required to pay a fee for using public roads. The fee rate depends on the weight and starts at 5 BRV (1,875,000 sums).
Earlier, Spot reported that Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan will launch an electronic system for freight transportation permits.