There is no road across the pass. On the Chinese side, the immediate region is only accessible to military personnel. A - long barbed wire fence was erected on the border, and there is a Chinese border guard outpost at Keketuluke just east of the pass. In the summer of 2009, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense began construction of a new road to within of the border for use by border guards. The road leads through the Taghdumbash Pamir to the Karakoram Highway away. The valley to the east of Wakhjir Pass on the Chinese side is called Chalachigu Valley. It is entirely closed to visitors; however, local residents and herders from the area are permitted access. The Chinese refers to it as the portion of Wakhan Corridor in China.