B. Sagintayev: Almaty will continue to develop according to the principle of a "City without outskirts"
More than 40 km of new roads will be built in Almaty in 2021
For the systematic solution of a number of problems in engineering networks, a water intake station "Aksai" will be built, a collector in the Nauryzbay region. In addition, 170 km of water supply and 145 km of sewerage networks are planned to be built.
At the reporting meeting with the population, held in an online format, the akim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev announced the continuation of the infrastructure development of the outskirts of the metropolis.
Despite the fact that a huge part of the forces and resources was thrown into the fight against the coronavirus, work on the priority areas of development of Almaty in 2020 did not stop. To improve the infrastructure of the outskirts of the city, a 5-year comprehensive development plan "New Almaty" was adopted. The implementation of 504 projects for 200 billion tenge has already begun.
“Despite the shock pressure of the pandemic on the economy, we continued our development according to the“ City without outskirts ”principle. You know, this is my fundamental choice; I will continue to work in this direction. Every Almaty resident should have equal living standards regardless of where they live, ”said the Akim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev.
As part of the development of the engineering infrastructure of the adjoined microdistricts, in 2020, 300 km of water supply and sewerage networks were built, covering more than 50 thousand people. 16.1 km of heat supply networks were reconstructed. Streets on the outskirts of the city were illuminated with 100% coverage of four districts of Almaty. 42.8 km of roads were built and 219.1 km were repaired. The repair of 86 km of sidewalks was completed.
This year, the development of engineering and transport infrastructure will continue within the framework of the comprehensive plan "New Almaty". 40.4 km of new roads are planned to be built, more than 200 km of roads with medium repairs are to be covered, the construction of three traffic interchanges and projects to develop four streets are to be continued. It is also envisaged to complete the construction of the Saryarka and Dostyk metro stations and continue the construction of the Kalkaman station.