Astana ? Scshuchinsk highway to be commissioned by end of year
20:00, 27 May 2009
ASTANA. May 27. KAZINFORM Kazakh Minister of Transport and Communications Abelgazy Kusainov has inspected the highway Astana – Shchuchinsk. The main purpose of the visit is acquaintance with the process of realization of the project of reconstruction of the road section, Kazinform refers to the press service of the Ministry.
The realization of the project was planned for 2006-6009. Total length of the section is up to 224 km, 215 km are six-line and 9 km ? four-line highway. As of the beginning of the year main works were accomplished and six lines on 215 km were opened for traffic.
KZT 25 bln were allocated from the national budget this year. The road is planned to be commissioned in November this year. Five contracting organizations take part in the realization of the project.
The Head of the Ministry appreciated the realization of the project, stressing the necessity of control over deadlines of performance of works by the committee on highways.