President Karzai stated that reconstruction of the country's principal road system is key to Afghanistan's economic recovery, as more than 35% of Afghanistan's population lives within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of the highway.
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the national level, the highway has already begun to contribute to Afghanistan's improved economic growth, security and national unity. The entire length of the Kabul-Kandahar highway is 482 kilometers (300 miles). USAID reconstructed 389 kilometers (242 miles) of the highway; the government of Japan funded the reconstruction of 50 kilometers (31 miles) of highway, and the remaining 43 kilometers (27 miles) did not require resurfacing.
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The travel time from Kabul to Kandahar is reduced from two days to approximately five hours.
Travel speeds on the Kabul to Kandahar highway have increased to an average 60 mph.
The highway enhances access to health care for Afghans.
Increased labor mobility will help Afghanistan's workers and employers.
Greater diversity of products and services are available through increased inter-provincial trade. The local markets centers are more accessible to more people because of the highway.
Farmers with wheat surpluses in the north now have access to wheat-deficient markets in the south.
The highway links diverse regions of Afghanistan (the north with the south), fostering national
unity.
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In the spring and summer of 2004, additional layers of asphalt will be laid, highway shoulders will be completed, and signage and road markings will be provided.
Paving operations for the Kandahar to Heart highway, 566 km long (340 miles), are scheduled to begin in the spring of 2004.
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