During the working visit to Timiryazev street, Bauyrzhan Baibek offered to replan the organization scheme of traffic with a pedestrian priority in front of the filling station at the corner of Manas street, and to equip the pavement with a safe zone. Soon the square which is in front of the entrance arches of the "Atakent" will be planted. The head of the city also told the contractors to pay their attention to a bad-quality laying of the sidewalk between Zhandosov and Rozybakiev streets. He ordered them to correct it in that day.

As a part of the present transport reform, BRT sections are being rebuilt on the streets of Mustafina, Ryskulbekova and Suleimenova. The corresponding construction works began on the streets of Zhandosov and Timiryazev, where the roadway for the BRT line is supposed to be expanded, sidewalks, irrigation canals and bicycle paths are built, and the engineering networks are reorganized.

The head of the city noted that the reconstruction of the streets should be carried out in a comprehensive manner, including the dismantling of illegal annexes and fences on the sidewalks, the reduction of asphalt pavement areas and landscaping to a single architectural style of entrance groups of buildings.

As the head of the department of passenger transport and highways Talgat Khoschanov reported, the BRT corridor covers densely populated areas and priority should be given to public transport for their servicing. Thanks to the reconstruction of the 2.7 km section, out of 9 planned, the increase in passenger traffic in public transport by 20% has already been observed, and the travel time has decreased by 30%.

"Today construction of interchanges is continuing to increase capacity on the small transport ring, bridge structures are being expanded, tramways are being dismantled with the increase in the carriageway. 157 streets are being renovated in all parts of the city. That is, in parallel, conditions are created for cars that will leave the BRT corridor," he added.

The route of the first phase with a total length of 8.7 km runs through Mustafin - Suleimenov - Zhandosov - Timiryazev to Zheltoksan street.

At present, the development of design estimates for the construction of the second phase of the route with a total length of 13.2 km along the Zheltoksan-Tole bi-VOAD-Kulzhynsky Route is underway.

In the future, for the maintenance of the BRT line, it is planned to launch large buses with integration into the system, giving priority to passenger transport at regulated intersections.

Let's remind that this summer more than 150 streets will be repaired in Almaty and about 600 yards will be landscaped. Major overhaul will cover all underground passages, reconstruction and construction of new fountains are planned. Completely update a number of megapolis prospectuses in addition to the previously modernized streets of Panfilov, Zhibek Zholy, Gogol, Kabanbai batyr, Bayseitova, Tolebayev and "Astana" square.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10660?lang=kk