 The road to the south goes to Afghanistan, accessible via the bridge at Panji Poyon 150 km away.Many highway and tunnel construction projects are underway or have recently been completed ().Major projects include rehabilitation of the Dushanbe – Chanak (Uzbek border), Dushanbe – Kulma (Chinese border), Kurgan-Tube – Nizhny Pyanj (Afghan border) highways and construction of tunnels under the mountain passes of Anzob, Shakhristan, Shar-Shar and Chormazak.