Today, with the participation of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the opening ceremony of the Tejen-Mary section of the Ashgabat-Turkmenabat high-speed highway took place, reports the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.

The project was awarded a number of prestigious international certificates, in particular:

• Certificate of the Japanese company NEC Telekommunikasion Ltd. “For the introduction of innovative technologies along the high-speed highway”;
• Certificate of the French company Grenobloise D'Elektronique et D'Automatismes (GEA) “For compliance with high standards of video surveillance and payment systems on high-speed roads”;

Three certificates of the Austrian company Vienna Consulting Engineers ZT GmbH (VCE):

• “For compliance with European guidelines for technical approval and standards for high-speed road construction”;
• “For compliance with ISO 9001 quality control standards for high-speed roads”;
• “For compliance of the high-speed road with methodological manuals for German road construction projects RAA 2008, RAL 2012”.

Previously, the first section of the Ashgabat-Turkmenabat highway was also awarded several prestigious international certificates.

The assignment of these certificates to a new infrastructure facility indicates its compliance with the highest world standards for the construction and operation of high-speed highways, comments the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.