In 2018 it is planned to put into operation 279 km of roads and open traffic on 367 km

In total, in 2018, work on the construction and reconstruction of republican roads is planned to continue in the following directions:

Under the corridor "Center-South" (length of 1282 km) during the implementation period, Astana-Temirtau and Almaty-Kapshagai sections with a total length of 273 km have been fully completed. This year the works will be continued on the sections of Karaganda-Temirtau (14 km), Karaganda bypass (48 km), Kurty-Burylbaytal (228 km) and Kapshagai-Taldykorgan (157 km).

117 km have been put into operation in the Kapshagai-Taldykorgan section. The work is being carried out for the remaining 40 km, including the Balpykbi-Taldykorgan and Sarkand bypass, with completion in 2018.

On Temirtau – Karaganda section following the results of 2017 the traffic is opened throughout the road, the full completion is planned in 2018.

After the reconstruction, the road will be transferred to the I technical category with a 6-lane traffic and a cement-concrete pavement. In addition to the road, 4 road interchanges and 1 railway overpass are under construction on the section. The full completion is envisaged in 2018.

Along with this, this year works have been started on the section "North-Eastern bypass of the city of Karaganda". Under this section, 48 km under the I-b technical category with 4-lane traffic is subject to reconstruction. Also within the framework of this project 8 Transport interchanges, 1 bridge, 1 RMD will be constructed and reconstructed. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

This year, the division of JSC "NC" ҚazAvtoZhol "started reconstruction of Kurty - Burylbaytal, length of 228 km. Implementation is carried out at the expense of the funds of international financial institutions (EBRD - 143 km, IBRD - 85 km). The road will be assigned to the I-b category, after the completion of the work; the traffic will be carried out along the 4 lanes. Full completion of work on the section is planned for 2020.

Under the corridor Center - East (905 km) to date 404 km have been put into operation. Work is being carried out on the remaining 501 km, incl. Astana-Pavlodar - 241 km, Pavlodar-Kalbatau - 260 km (construction of subgrade, pavement, road improvement, overpass and transport interchanges). By the end of the year 196 km is planned to be put into operation.

In the direction Astana-Petropavlovsk – border of RF with the length of 562 km from the beginning of the implementation, traffic is opened on 463 km along the entire length of the Astana-Petropavlovsk section. The reconstruction of the road to the border of the Russian Federation (to Kurgan) has been started. Work is being carried out on 65 km. According to the results of the year, it is planned to put into operation "pproach to Kokshetau" section and an overpass on Petropavlovsk bypass.

Full-scale work will also continue on the Beineu-Akzhigit highway (85 km). Work is being carried out on the construction of the subgrade, artificial structures, relocation of engineering communications, construction of the RMD. By the end of the year, it is planned to open the traffic along the road and putting into operation is scheduled for 2019.

Under the projects of Usharal-Dostyk (184 km), Kostanay-Karabutak (114 km), design and survey and preparatory works are being carried out. Construction and assembly work is planned to start in the second half of 2018.

On Taldykorgan-Kalbatau-Ust-Kamenogorsk (763 km), Kalbatau-Maykapshagai (415 km) and Merke-Burylbaytal (266 km) roads, preparatory works are being carried out. The implementation period is 2017-2021.

The Shchuchinsk-Zerenda road (80 km), Ust-Kamenogorsk-Rakhmanovski keys (32 km) with completion in 2019 and the Southwest bypass of Astana (35 km) with completion in 2020 are also being reconstructed.

In the current year, it is planned to complete the work on the sections of Korday bypass (40 km), Uralsk - Kamenka (73 km) and Taskesken-Bakhty (20 km).

The share of local content in construction works is 95%. It is planned to provide jobs for about 50 thousand people and mobilize more than 10 thousand units of equipment.

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