BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. Kazakhstan is
implementing 14 projects to construct and reconstruct national
highways in 2026, with a total length of 3,700 kilometers, the
Kazakh Ministry of Transport reports.
Three major projects were added to the list this month.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev launched the projects on August 3:
the Beineu–Saksaulskoye highway, spanning 800 km; the
Kyzylorda–Saksaulskoye road, 462 km; and the Ulgaysyn–Saksaulskoye
road, 312 km. The combined length of the three projects is 1,574
km.
Three projects with a total length of 69.6 km are scheduled for
completion in 2026. These include the Rakhmanovskie Klyuchi road
(27.7 km), the Petropavlovsk–Russian border section (14.9 km), and
the Atyrau bypass (27 km).
Another three projects are scheduled for completion in 2027.
These are the Kyzylorda–Zhezkazgan road (208 km), the
Aktobe–Ulgaysyn section (28 km), and a bridge across the Irtysh
River (2.7 km), with a combined length of 238.7 km.
Construction of the 102-km Saryagash bypass is also ongoing this
year, along with reconstruction of the Aktobe–Ulgaysyn section (234
km), the Karaganda–Zhezkazgan road (572 km), the Kyzylorda bypass
(26 km), and the Center–West road (896 km).
"The implementation of all these projects will increase the
capacity of major road corridors, reduce travel times, improve
connectivity between regions, and provide safer and more
comfortable travel conditions. The projects will also expand
opportunities for freight transportation and the development of
transit routes. In addition, the construction of new roads and
reconstruction of existing ones will create additional conditions
for the development of nearby settlements and business activity in
the regions," the ministry said.
