Cracked asphalt in residential courtyards, deep potholes on streets, and damaged neighborhood roads often remain ignored for months, highlighting persistent shortcomings in local municipal maintenance. Residents frequently struggle to get timely responses regarding these infrastructural failures, leading to growing frustration with municipal authorities who allegedly delay essential repair works.

Citizens can supposedly report damaged roads through the official "Xalq Nazorati" (People's Control) platform. Practical experience with submitting road repair requests in districts such as Yunusabad shows that while local administrations may acknowledge the complaints, the mere submission and review of a grievance reportedly do not guarantee that the necessary repairs will be carried out promptly.

Responsibility for road maintenance depends strictly on the classification of the road and the respective governing body as outlined by national legislation. Uzbekistan officially categorizes roads into public use highways managed by the Automobile Roads Committee, internal municipal streets maintained by local executive authorities, and private or departmental economic roads.

Authorities claim that filing an individual complaint does not require gathering signatures from neighbors, allowing a single resident to submit a report, while group appeals are also an option for broader neighborhood issues. Nevertheless, critics point out that cumbersome administrative processes and insufficient oversight often leave residents waiting indefinitely for actual improvements.

Source: kun.uz