80% OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT HAS BEEN UPDATED IN SHYMKENT

80% OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT HAS BEEN UPDATED IN SHYMKENT
This year, 417 km of roads are being built and repaired in Shymkent. Including 88 km of main streets, 329 km of internal streets. In addition, to avoid traffic jams, it is planned to build 4 major transport interchanges, and construction of one has started this year.
This was announced by Shymkent city mayor Murat Aitenov at a briefing in the Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan in Nur-Sultan.
- This year, 4 bridges were reconstructed and 4 bridges were overhauled. As a result, the share of good and satisfactory roads will reach 60 percent by the end of the year, - said Murat Duysenbekovich.
According to the speaker, in order to create comfortable conditions for passengers, 590 new gas buses were purchased this year, and 80% of the city's bus fleet was updated. In addition, the system of electronic ticketing "Tolem" for public transport was introduced, 260 stops were installed.
 
Press service of Shymkent city mayor's office