(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 4. Key milestones
of work on strategically important sections have been completed
this year as part of the large-scale modernization of Kazakhstan's
national road network, Trend reports via the Kazakh Ministry of
Transport.
According to the ministry, the length of the renovated roads is
about 900 km, significantly improving the country's transport
infrastructure.
For instance, work on the national highway "Karaganda – Almaty,"
which connects the center and south of the country and spans 885
km, is 85 percent complete.
Currently, traffic is allowed on 863 km of the 885 km with new
asphalt concrete pavement.
This highway includes the construction of 46 overpasses, 30
bridges, seven interchanges, and 661 culverts.
Significant work has been carried out this year on the "Balkhash
– Burylbaital" section.
The laying of new asphalt concrete pavement is 80 percent
complete, and traffic is now open on 266 km of the 288 km.
Additionally, the "Kurty – Burylbaital" highway, which is 228 km
long, has also been completely resurfaced.
The work on laying asphalt concrete pavement is 85 percent
complete. The contractor has begun installing guardrails and road
signs.
On the national highway "Bypass of Shamalgan Station", three
overpasses, one cattle crossing, one bridge, and three culverts
have been constructed. The project is nearing completion, and the
road will soon be opened to vehicular traffic.
Moreover, 732 km of the national highway "Aktobe – Kandyagash –
Atyrau – Russian border (towards Astrakhan)" has been
reconstructed.
A total of 47 overpasses, six interchanges, and 526 culverts
have been built.
On the "Aktobe – Kandyagash" section, traffic is allowed along
its entire length, with the construction of 18 bridges and eight
overpasses.
Asphalt concrete laying is 97 percent complete.
The laying of the top layer of pavement and the road's
infrastructure is ongoing.
On the "Atyrau – Astrakhan" section, reconstruction is expected
to be completed by the end of this year.
The length of the reconstructed section is 212 km, with 82
percent of the asphalt concrete pavement laid, and work is actively
continuing.
Upon the road's opening, travel time on the route will be
reduced to 2.5 hours, with a traffic intensity of about 5,000
vehicles per day.
Traffic is now open along the entire length of the highway.
On the "Taldykorgan – Ust-Kamenogorsk" highway, work has been
completed on 658 km of the 768 km.
On the aforementioned section, 95 percent of the pavement work
has been completed, and traffic is allowed on 748 km.
The project includes the construction of 47 overpasses, six
interchanges, four cattle crossings, one overpass, 30 bridges, and
526 culverts.
"The above updates will significantly improve transportation
conditions and ensure safer and more comfortable travel along the
country's key transport corridors," noted the ministry.
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