The reconstruction of the section of the Karaganda – Balkhash highway of republican significance in the Karaganda region has been completed.
The road has been officially opened, this was announced by the National Company KazAvtoZhol.
The 363 km long section has become an important part of the strategic Center–South transport corridor (Astana – Karaganda – Almaty), which connects the north and south of Kazakhstan. This route is also an important transit route for communication with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The modernization of the road will improve transit, increase passenger traffic and help the development of tourism.
"During the reconstruction, the road was transferred from III to I-b technical category, which made it possible to provide four-lane traffic with a dividing barrier fence, significantly increasing the safety and comfort of drivers. The project included the construction of 11 bridges, 32 overpasses for agricultural machinery, three transport interchanges, and one overpass over the railway. As part of the project, about 4 million tons of asphalt concrete mixes were laid," the report says.
For the convenience of users, 18 recreation areas and 24 bus stops are equipped. 1,452 lighting poles have been installed.
The traffic intensity on the site already reaches 18 thousand cars per day. In the summer, it is expected that the flow of cars will increase to 25 thousand.
The national company has also completed average repairs on 123 kilometers of other republican roads. These include such destinations as Karaganda – Ayagoz – Tarbagatai – Bugaz, Akshatau – Agadyr – Ortau, Kyzylorda – Pavlodar – Uspenka and Bastau – Aktau – Temirtau.
In 2025, it is planned to start work on the reconstruction of the Karaganda –Zhezkazgan highway with a length of 513 kilometers. The project will be implemented using the EPCM (engineering, procurement, construction, management) mechanism. This will strengthen quality control at all stages. Construction work is scheduled for 2026.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/karaganda/press/news/details/897769