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Ulaanbaatar Pushes Ring Roads and Selbe Housing as Fuel Supply Assured and Google Pay Debuts

Officials frame a modernization drive that pairs long-term congestion relief with immediate fuel stability and stricter wastewater compliance.

Overview

  • Feasibility work for the Second Ring Road is underway with city studies projecting a 20–25% cut in congestion and roughly 30% shorter trips, and the alignment mapped across the western and eastern fringes to link with the First Ring and Tуул speedway.
  • The First Ring Road is promoted to deliver similar traffic gains, raise average speeds, and create thousands of jobs, with procurement previously announced at about $918 million.
  • Construction at the Sэлбэ sub-center has reached foundations for most blocks toward 8,565 units, with a contractor target to finish by April 2, 2027 and first residents expected to move in by July 2027.
  • The Industry and Mining Ministry said yesterday’s brief fuel shortfall stemmed from warehouse delivery schedules and affirmed supplies and AI-92 prices remain stable, while Russia’s prime minister pledged to increase petroleum deliveries to Mongolia.
  • Environmental authorities warned about roughly 680,000 pit latrines in Ulaanbaatar and intestinal bacteria detected in river samples as regulators press factories to install on-site wastewater pre-treatment despite practical barriers cited by engineers, and Golomt Bank launched Google Pay for Mastercard and T cardholders via SocialPay on Android and Wear OS.