Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has instructed to launch a pilot operation of the digital platform E-Joldar by the end of 2025. This platform will monitor the condition of not only national but also local and city roads, as reported by a correspondent from the business information center Kapital.kz.
The Prime Minister emphasized that domestic IT companies are capable of actively contributing to the development of the road industry, enhancing the quality of services provided, simplifying procedures, and most importantly, effectively managing logistics.
“Therefore, the ministries of transport and digitalization are tasked with conducting an audit of all existing digital services in the market within two months and ensuring their active implementation,” the Prime Minister instructed.
He also directed the akims to reserve land plots for future projects, announce a moratorium on the issuance of these lands, and change their intended use.
“The Ministry of Industry and Construction, together with the akimats, must prepare the documentation for quarries involved in road projects. The Ministry of Transport needs to work on legislative regulation for the expedited purchase of land for state needs for road construction,” noted Olzhas Bektenov.
He reminded that at an extended government meeting, the head of state paid special attention to transitioning to a new level of infrastructure development, including in the transport and logistics sector.
“The results from last year are promising, but we need to accelerate the pace. It is necessary to start preparing new projects aimed at strengthening Kazakhstan's position in Central Asia as a key transit hub. To achieve this, it is essential to promptly resolve issues related to financing and land reservation. Special attention should be given to the development of the local network. Significant funds are allocated for the reconstruction of regional and district roads, including from the national budget. However, in some regions, there is low funding from local budgets. This particularly concerns the West Kazakhstan, North Kazakhstan regions, and the Abai region,” the Prime Minister emphasized.
The population is dissatisfied with the quality of local roads. Last year, more than 40,000 official complaints were received from citizens regarding the poor condition of roads and streets.
“The modernization and development of road infrastructure in the regions are accompanied by non-compliance with construction and reconstruction technologies, as well as delays in implementation timelines. Akims must take control of these issues. Modern IT technologies and artificial intelligence need to be implemented in traffic management. The digital solutions presented today can be scaled across the country,” he added.
The Prime Minister noted that the projects “Karaganda – Zhezkazgan,” “Aktobe – Ulgaysyn,” and “bypass of the city of Saryagash” are highly developed. Overall, financing issues have been resolved, but administrative procedures have been prolonged.
“I instruct the Ministry of Transport to commence construction work starting this April,” the Prime Minister said.
One of the priority tasks, according to him, is to maintain the regulatory condition of roads. The Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Transport, together with the akimats, to ensure strict control over the condition of all roads and promptly rectify defects, as well as accelerate the work on installing automated weight measurement systems for heavy vehicles and prevent them from using roads when exceeding the standards.
“I want to draw special attention to the increasing cases of mass traffic accidents. For example, in early January, a high-profile accident occurred on the ‘Astana – Shchuchinsk’ highway. A similar incident was recorded on the ‘Astana – Karaganda’ road. This indicates that the current methods of warning about deteriorating weather conditions and incidents are insufficiently effective. It is necessary to utilize advanced practices for reducing maximum speed during winter and adverse weather conditions,” he added.
According to the Prime Minister, it is essential to enhance awareness-raising efforts among the population regarding the prohibition of traveling on roads under unfavorable weather conditions. Timely warnings should be provided to drivers about road conditions using digital solutions.
“We need to use radio channels and social networks. Electronic boards and temporary signs should be installed before hazardous sections. I instruct the Ministry of Transport, together with the Ministries of Internal Affairs, Emergency Situations, Digitalization, Culture, and Information, to implement clear algorithms to prevent such mass incidents,” concluded the Prime Minister.
It was previously reported that in 2025, Kazakhstan will introduce 4,000 kilometers of toll roads and plans to repair roads spanning 13,000 kilometers.