ALMATY (TCA) — On May 31, in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Askar Mamin took part in the ceremony to launch the construction of the Big Almaty Ring Road, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
Mamin noted the importance of launching the project of building the Big Almaty Ring Road (BAKAD, in its Russian initials).
“BAKAD is the largest infrastructure project based on public-private partnership, in which leading world companies take part,” Mamin said, stressing that “the project reflects a qualitatively new level of economic development, interaction of the state and the private sector”.
The dynamic development of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, the intensive growth of the population of the megalopolis form the demand for the expansion of transport infrastructure, creation of new jobs.
“The construction of the BAKAD is a new stage in the infrastructure development not only for the region but also of Kazakhstan as a whole,” the First Deputy Prime Minister said, and set the task of completing the project in 2021.
Akim (Governor) of Almaty region A. Batalov said that in the region all the necessary conditions are created for the successful implementation of the infrastructure project. It is planned to create about two thousand jobs during the construction of the highway.
As Kazakh Minister for Investments and Development Zh. Kassymbek said, the Concession Agreement with the consortium Alsim Alarko – Makyol – SK – Korea Expressway for the construction and operation of the Big Almaty Ring Road was signed in February 2018.
The six-lane bypass road around Almaty with a length of 66 km will correspond to the parameters of the first technical category. Along with the construction of the highway, it is planned to build new bridges, transport interchanges and flyovers.
The project will improve the quality of transport services, ensure road safety, and reduce the negative impact of road transport on the environment.
