Highways
Highway Projects
In Kyrgyzstan, a highway to a polymetallic deposit was constructed under very challenging mountainous conditions at an altitude of about 3,000 meters above sea level, with a total length of approximately 20 km. The complex terrain and geological conditions required the construction of numerous engineering structures, including retaining walls, rockfall barriers, serpentine roads, viaducts, and more.
The institute also played a significant role in designing highways in Turkmenistan. Roads built according to our projects include:
- Kyzyl-Arvat – Kyzyl-Atrek, over 200 km long
- Kyzyl-Atrek – Bugdayly, 101 km long; the section of Mary – Ashgabat from Khauz-Khan to Tejen, 78 km long
- Shagal-Kabaily section of the Chardzhou – Urgench highway, among others
From 1991 to 1993, in Eastern Kazakhstan, a road to a polymetallic deposit was constructed under extremely difficult mountainous conditions at an altitude exceeding 2,000 meters above sea level. The road’s total length is 33 km.
From 1991 to 1994, a highway project was developed for Russia, connecting the city of Vorkuta to a coal mine under tundra conditions. The complexity of this 30 km road arose from permafrost along the entire route, numerous watercourses and rivers, and heavy snow drifts for nine months of the year.
In 1996–1997, the institute completed a detailed rehabilitation project for two sections of the Almaty–Karaganda–Akmola Highway (Category III), covering km 596–637 and 688–763, with a total length of 116 km. These sections had long suffered from poor conditions, resulting in reduced travel speeds, vehicle wear, and unsafe driving conditions. The rehabilitation involved replacing the existing transitional pavement with a two-layer asphalt concrete pavement on a gravel base. To reduce costs, the existing pavement was reused as one of the structural layers. The project also included repair or replacement of deteriorated culverts, widening of the roadbed, and grading of slopes.
Currently, the institute is finalizing working documentation for the construction of the Kyzylasker–Kirovskiy Road in Southern Kazakhstan, 37 km long. This road will provide reliable access for the Maktaaral District to other regions of the republic without passing customs posts at the Uzbekistan border. The project includes reconstruction of 10.2 km of the existing road and construction of 26.8 km of new road, 18 km of which will cross lands periodically flooded by the Chardara Reservoir. A 440-meter bridge over the Syr Darya River is planned, consisting of ten 42-meter spans.