Primer Minister of Kazakhstan familiarized with the implementation of projects of the transport industry in Mangistau region

/IRBIS, July 21, 2010/ - Primer Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan familiarized with the implementation of projects of the transport industry in Mangistau region, reports the presidential press service of the Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As indicated, on 20 July 2010, Mr. Karim Masimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan during his working trip to Mangystau region, familiarized himself with the reconstruction of a motor road of local importance Kyzylsai - Shopan Date - Oglandy. Reconstruction of this section is carried out through transfers from the republican budget. The same day Prime Minister visited the construction of the railway line Uzen - the state border with Turkmenistan. This line is part of the international railway project Uzen (Kazakhstan) - Kyzylkiya - Bereket - Etrek (Turkmenistan) - Gorgan (Iran). The total length of 686 km, including on the territory of Kazakhstan is 146 km, Turkmenistan - 470 km, Iran - 70 km. On November 5, 2009 are working on dumping roadbed construction and engineering of artificial structures. As of July 15, poured 91% of the roadbed and completed installation of 64 culverts, collected 12 km rail plans lattice and laid 11 km of the main road. At work involved 1500 people and 700 units of technologies. Running trains is scheduled for December 2011. Today, 21 July, Mr. Abelgazi Kussainov Minister of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan presented the Prime Minister a draft of highways in Mangistau region. In particular, he spoke about the progress of the reconstruction area Beineu - Aktau. This site is part of the highway Atyrau - Aktau, which is part of one of the six major transit corridors "Astrakhan - Atyrau - Aktau - border of Turkmenistan." In 2006-2009, reconstructed and put into operation Atyrau - Beineu stretching 426 km. The length of the plot Beineu - Aktau is 470 km, of which in the current year from the national budget began the reconstruction of 40 km. At 430 km section is currently being negotiated with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Given the international financial institution has also expressed interest in financing the reconstruction of roads Beineu - Akzhigit - border with Uzbekistan and Zhetibay - Zhanaozen - border with Turkmenistan. Thus, the present total value of the investment program of reconstruction of the corridor Atyrau - Aktau is estimated at 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, of which ADB is ready to finance $ 800 million through many trenches mechanism in the form of loans. In the afternoon, in the village Beineu with the participation of Heads of Government held a workshop on the development and implementation of railway project Beineu - Shalkar - Zhezkazgan. At the conclusion of the visit is planned for Mangistau visit the Aktau International Sea Port and the construction site of a bitumen plant. [2010-07-21]