Kazakhstan plan for road development

As much as US$485.71 million will be provided for development of 312 km of roads in Kazakhstan’s Almaty Region during 2015. The major projects being carried out in the region include the Western Europe-Western China road, the Centre-South road, Almaty-Ust-Kamenogorsk, and the Big Almaty Ring Road. Their overall value totals $416.78 million.
July 22, 2015 Read time: 1 min
As much as US$485.71 million will be provided for development of 312 km of roads in Kazakhstan’s Almaty Region during 2015. The major projects being carried out in the region include the Western Europe-Western China road, the Centre-South road, Almaty-Ust-Kamenogorsk, and the Big Almaty Ring Road. Their overall value totals $416.78 million.

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