Barmakov: The share of republican roads in good and satisfactory condition will be increased to 100%

Barmakov: The share of republican roads in good and satisfactory condition will be increased to 100%

The Chairman of the Committee for Roads of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sairanbek Barmakov, speaking at a briefing by the CCS, spoke about improving the quality of road infrastructure in Kazakhstan.

 

So, according to Barmakov, for the first five-year period of the Nurly Zhol State Infrastructure Development Program, 3 thousand kilometers of republican roads have been built and reconstructed, about 7 thousand kilometers of roads have been repaired, a toll system for 682 km has been introduced, and about 100 thousand people have been involved. Also, 15 thousand km of local roads have been repaired.

 

“In December last year, the Nurly Zhol State Infrastructure Development Program for 2020-2025 was adopted, within the framework of which over the next 6 years it is planned to build and reconstruct 10 thousand kilometers of roads (including 3.8 thousand kilometers of transition projects), and also carry out major and medium repairs of 11 thousand kilometers of roads of the republican network. The total funding for the road industry under the Nurly Zhol program will amount to 3.5 trillion tenge”, the speaker noted.

 

The share of republican roads in good and satisfactory condition will be increased to 100%, and the length of roads of category I and II of the technical category will increase to 60%. It is planned to repair more than 27 thousand kilometers and bring roads of regional and district significance in good and satisfactory condition to 95%. This year, construction work covered by 4 km of roads Karaganda-Balkhash-Kapshagay, Aktobe-Atyrau-Astrakhan, Taldykorgan, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kalbatau-Maikapshagai, Kokshetau-Petropavlovsk-Kurgan, Uzynagash-Otar, Merke-Burylbaytal, Kostanay Denisovka , Usharal-Dostyk.

 

“By the end of the year, it is planned to open traffic on road sections with a total length of 2.6 thousand kilometers: Karaganda-Balkhash-Kapshagai, Aktobe-Atyrau-Astrakhan, Taldykorgan-Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kalbatau-Maykapshagai, “Merke-Burylbaytal”, “Usharal-Dostyk”, “Uzynagash-Otar”, “Kokshetau-Petropavlovsk-Kurgan”, “Kostanay-Denisovka”, S. Barmakov said.

 

To date, 8.6 thousand units of equipment have been mobilized, 81 thousand square meters of concrete products, 103 thousand tons of bitumen, 6 million square meters of crushed stone have been prepared, 11 million square meters of subgrade have been constructed, asphalt-concrete pavement has been laid for 27 km, 43 bridges and 171 culverts have been installed.

 

As the Chairman of the Committee emphasized, all used road-constructing materials in the road industry are of Kazakhstan content. These are inert materials, bitumen, cement, reinforced concrete products, and metal structures with the exception of a small proportion of chemical additives (stabilizing additives for asphalt) and individual elements of artificial structures (expansion joints and steel structures).

 

“At the end of March, construction and installation work began in the southern regions. As favorable weather conditions begin, work will move to the northern regions, and by the end of April, construction work will be launched on all projects. In all areas, the necessary measures have been taken to protect personnel from the coronavirus. All employees have been provided with personal protective equipment”, he added.

 

It was also told about the development of the local network, the length of which is 70.9 thousand kilometers. In 2020, 259 billion tenge is provided for the repair of the local network. By the end of the year, it is planned to cover 4 thousand kilometers with repair work, 350 road projects will be implemented, 30.5 thousand people will be involved. and improved 75% of the roads of the local network to a good and satisfactory condition. At this rate of repair, it is planned that by 2025 more than 27 thousand kilometers of local network roads will be repaired. This will bring 95% of the roads of regional and district significance to a good and satisfactory condition.

 

Also, according to the chairman of the Committee for Roads, this year 86 billion tenge have been allocated for the repair and maintenance of roads of national importance. Major repairs cover - 440 km, of which it is planned to put into operation - 62 km of roads. 1,079 km of roads are covered by medium repairs.

 

“In order to ensure road safety and road safety after the winter period, a two-month period has been announced as part of the Comprehensive Target Program, where at least 60% of the annual plan for patching, installing and replacing road signs, and marking the roadway will be completed. The two-month period is in effect in the southern regions from April 15 to June 15. In the northern regions from May 1 to July 1”, S. Barmakov noted.

 

In Kazakhstan, there are 4 toll road sections with a length of 682 km, such as Nur-Sultan-Schuchinsk, Nur-Sultan-Temirtau, Almaty-Khorgos, and Almaty-Kapshagai. In order to further tolling implementation in December 2019, an agreement was signed on the design and maintenance of a tolling system for 11 thousand kilometers with a consortium headed by ComputerVisionTechnologies LLP in the amount of 138.8 billion tenge following an investment competition.

 

“This year, within the framework of the Agreement, it is planned to install a toll collection system on reconstructed sections with a length of 5.7 thousand km: Kapshagai-Taldykorgan, Uralsk-RF border (to Saratov), Shymkent - Uzbekistan border (to Tashkent), Kyzylorda-Shymkent-Taraz, Taraz-Kainar, Aktobe-Uralsk-RF border (Samara), RF border-Aktobe-Kyzylorda, Aktau-Beineu, Atyrau-Dossor-Beineu-Akzhigit-Uzbekistan border, Nur-Sultan-Pavlodar, Pavlodar - Semey-Kalbatau, Pavlodar- RF border (Omsk), Nur-Sultan-Kostanay- RF border. On the remaining 5.3 thousand kilometers, it is planned to introduce tolling before 2024 as the reconstruction is completed”, the speaker added.

 

Also during the briefing, the issue of roadside service facilities was raised. To date, 1,803 roadside service facilities operate along national roads, of which 883 (49%) meet the requirements of the National Standard.