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Ulaanbaatar Nears Completion of 2025 Road Program as City Lifts Utility Pay and Pushes Mega Projects

Tight budget caps are steering staged pay decisions, with infrastructure work reported on schedule.

Overview

  • City officials report 100.9 km of road renewals completed this year, taking the 2025 program to roughly 96 percent progress across 44 sites.
  • Recent works included full upgrades to long-neglected corridors such as 16 km of Nairamdliin road and 8.9 km of Enkhtaivany avenue.
  • Stormwater installation has reached 8.6 km of the 16 km planned for 2025, with 30 km slated for 2026 in a city where only about 23.6 percent of paved roads have drains.
  • The Housing and Public Utilities unit raised average pay to MNT 3.319 million, increasing base salaries by 50–60 percent and boosting meal and transport allowances.
  • The government is examining a phased path to raise teachers’ base pay to MNT 3.5 million by 2028, with specific 2026 steps ordered for review by the finance minister.