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"Traffic Restrictions Implemented on Kazakh Highways Due to Safety Concerns"

in National Security / Kazakhstan - by


KazAvtoZhol has warned Kazakh citizens about traffic restrictions on republican roads. On March 28, 2024, at 20:30, due to excessive melting waters posing a threat to safe transportation, traffic restrictions were imposed for all types of vehicles on the Karaganda - Ayagoz - Bugaz highway from kilometer 707 to kilometer 941, the section from the city of Ayagoz to the village of Bugaz. At 20:50, due to partial destruction of the approach to a bridge, traffic restrictions were imposed for all types of vehicles on the Samara - Shymkent highway from kilometer 965 to kilometer 1240, the section from the village of Karabutak to the border of the Kyzylorda region. 

In the Kyzylorda region, at 21:00, due to the closure of traffic to the Aktobe region, traffic restrictions were imposed for all types of vehicles on the Samara - Shymkent highway from kilometer 1240 to kilometer 1357, the section from the border of the Aktobe region to the city of Aralsk. In the Karaganda region, at 21:00, due to an excess of melting waters and threats to safe transportation, traffic restrictions were imposed for all types of vehicles on the Astana - Kabanbai Batyr - Nura - Temirtau highway from kilometer 147 to kilometer 166, the section from the village of Algabas to Akmesht. It was previously reported that storm warnings were issued in Astana and 16 regions of the country for March 29.