A2 (Kazakhstan)

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	A2 in Kazakhstan
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	Basic data
Operator:
Start of the street:	Zhibek Zholy
End of street:	Horgos
Overall length:	1197 km
of which in operation:	1197 km
Oblys ( regions ):	Turkistan; Shambyl; Almaty;

The A2 is an important road in the road and highway network of Kazakhstan . The road is an east-west route through the south-east of the country, from the border with Uzbekistan near Tashkent via Schymkent , Taras and Almaty to the Chinese border near Horgos. The route is 1,197 km long.

Street description

The M39 runs from Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, to the border with Kazakhstan. This is where the A2 begins, which has four lanes in the section between the Uzbek border and Schymkent and runs through an agricultural area. The city of Schymkent is bypassed in an arc to the north, this section is expanded to include several lanes. The A2 then leads over a winding route to the east and runs parallel to the border with Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to the city of Taras. From Taras, the route is again developed like a motorway with two lanes each, it continues eastwards, south of the road is the Kyrgyz mountains . The route continues through the steppe and makes a bend around the border with Kyrgyzstan. This part is only expanded to two lanes. The road continues to Blagoveschenka , from where it continues to Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan. The section from Usynaghasch to Almaty has again been expanded to four lanes.

The A2 leads around Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, as a bypass and continues eastwards; to the south is the Tian Shan , a mountain range that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . In the north is the Qapshaghai reservoir . The route goes from Kokpek to Shonzy and then north through the steppe. From Koktal it goes east to the Chinese border. In the village of Horgos it crosses the border, on the Chinese side it continues as the Lianhuo Expressway , the route goes eastwards to Ürümqi in eastern China.

history

The A2 from the Uzbek border to Almaty was originally numbered as M39, which is also used on the Uzbek side. This is the former Soviet numbering. East of Almaty, the route had several A numbers, namely A351 between Almaty and Kokpek, A352 between Kokpek and Shonzy and A353 between Koktal and the Chinese border. It was redrawn to the A2 in 2011 when the Kazakh road system was renumbered 20 years after independence from the Soviet Union.

The A2 has always been one of the most important roads in Central Asia, especially the part between Tashkent and Almaty. This road originally led to Bishkek , the capital of Kyrgyzstan. however, to prevent unnecessary border controls, it was rebuilt along the Kyrgyz border.

The A2 forms part of the new traffic axis from China to Europe between Schymkent and the border with China. Since 2009 this part has been repaired as a newly built motorway. On October 29, 2012, the first 41 km between Taras and Kulan opened. On December 16, 2012, a 36 km long four-lane route was opened that bypasses the territory of Kyrgyzstan near Bishkek.

future

It is intended to expand the entire A2 similar to a motorway. A 90 km long section between Taras and Qulan has been under construction since 2009, the first 41 km of which has been opened at Qulan.

Major cities along the way

Web links

A2 (Kazakhstan) (Dutch)