Tuesday, 4 August 2009
The head of the state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, launched construction of the railroad line Korgas - Zhetygen in the village Zhetygen of Almaty area on Monday, "Kazakhstan Today" agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan.
"Solemn ceremony of laying of the first railroad ties of the new railroad line Korgas - Zhetygen took place in the village Zhetygen of Almaty area with participation of the head of the state, the press service of Transport Ministry informed.
According to the press service, the site of 298.4 kilometers has become the second international boundary transition with China.
Site construction will promote increase of competitiveness of transport sector of the national economy. As a new direction of the Chinese-Kazakhstan transport corridor, it promotes development and expansion of transport communications of China and the states of South East Asia with Kazakhstan, Central Asian countries and the Eurasian continent. The distance from China to the southern regions of Kazakhstan and the countries of Central Asia will be reduced by about 500 kilometers.
