This year it is planned to open traffic on the Merke-Burylbaytal highway

The reconstruction of the Merke-Burylbaital road, with a length of 262 km, is ongoing. It will bypass the settlements of Tatti, Shu and Birlik in the Zhambyl region.

 

Construction is carried out by the China Xinxing Construction and Development Company LLP and ABK Avtodor NS LLP. Quality control is carried out by Arcada KZ LLP and Sapa SZ LLP.

 

According to the road reconstruction project, the 86-kilometer section from the village of Merke to Shu will correspond to the I technical category with 4 traffic lanes. The section of road from the beginning of the Shu bypass to Burylbaital village, with a length of 176 km, will correspond to the II technical category with 2 traffic lanes.

 

The project provides for the construction of 6 bridges, 3 overpasses across the railway, 11 lighted transport interchanges, 276 pipes, recreation areas, as well as autopavillons, which will be installed in the areas of settlements.

 

To date, more than 2.6 million cubic meters of excavation work has been completed, 80 culverts and 11 cattle roads have been built, 59 km of the bottom course of sand-gravel mixture, 50 km of the lower base layer from CSSG, 46 km of the upper base layer from high-porous coarse-grained asphalt concrete have been laid and 35 km of the bottom coarse-grained asphalt concrete pavement. Work is underway on the construction of 18 artificial structures, such as viaducts, bridges and transport interchanges.

 

In total, 607 units of equipment and 1,500 workers were involved in the reconstruction of the route. The movement is scheduled to open before the end of 2020.