The Mayor of Bishkek, Aibek Junushaliev, inspected the preparation for the installation of an asphalt plant on the territory of the quarry near the Kum-Shagyl JSC, located in the 12th microdistrict. According to the city hall press service, the plant will produce crushed stone-mastic asphalt concrete, a new technology that will significantly improve the performance of asphalt pavement.
The city is planning major road reconstruction and construction projects, aiming to cover roads in the attached territories as part of the administrative-territorial reform. The introduction of the new asphalt plant will greatly enhance the speed and quality of asphalt mixture production.
Additionally, one plant is being relocated from the municipal enterprise to the territory near the Kum-Shagyl JSC, resulting in two asphalt concrete plants in the area. The new plant's capacity is 180-220 tons per hour, while the old one produces 80-120 tons per hour.
Earlier, the city's land management and construction department filed a lawsuit challenging the municipality's decision to grant ownership of the land near the Kum-Shagyl JSC.
In mid-March, the general director of the Kum-Shagyl JSC, Aidyn Ibraev, and lawyers addressed President Sadyr Japarov and the head of the State Committee for National Security, Kamchybek Tashiev, expressing concerns about misinformation being conveyed to the country's leadership and the alleged illegal imposition of temporary external management.
Previously, on February 8, a delegation of city officials, including the mayor and the head of the State Agency for Architecture, accompanied by police, visited the plant. The premises were sealed off, and the plant management was advised to halt operations.
The Bishkek City Hall had earlier commented on the situation surrounding the land plot of the Kum-Shagyl JSC, stating that all licenses for quarry extraction and development had been revoked by the geological commission.
On the fifth day of the plant's shutdown, workers appealed to the country's leadership, labeling the situation as a "raider seizure" and requesting assistance in resolving the production-related issues. They demanded the restoration of their jobs during a protest at the Maxim Gorky Park in the capital on February 15.
