Editing Transport in Uzbekistan (section)

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As of 2007, [[Uzbekistan]]'s overland transportation [[infrastructure]] declined significantly in the post-Soviet era due to low investment and poor maintenance. [[Air transport]] was the only branch that received substantial government investment in the early 2000s, as [[airport]] modernization projects were undertaken.<ref name=cp>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Uzbekistan.pdf Uzbekistan country profile]. [[Library of Congress]] [[Federal Research Division]] (February 2007). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].''</ref> In the following years, improvements have been made to the surface transport network including the construction of the [[Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line]].