Ermek Kosherbaev: This is the longest bridge in Kazakhstan

Ermek Kosherbaev: This is the longest bridge in Kazakhstan- 1 km 316 meters, a big step towards the construction of the main bridge. No one has built such bridges here; the competencies that our engineers of the East Kazakhstan Region have acquired are invaluable. The local population, which at the very beginning took part in the construction of the bridge, now these guys work as welders and concrete workers. Today these are rare, in-demand professions.

|-Construction of the main bridge continues and we hope that next year we will have it completed by winter. Today, a very important moment, the joining of a technological, working bridge took place. This will speed up the construction of the crossing itself, since vehicles will be able to drive up to each bridge support and carry out the corresponding work. We talked with specialists, workers, engineers, there are enough materials, there are workers,” said Akim of East Kazakhstan region Ermek Kosherbaev.

-Also, over 20 kilometers of roads around the bridge will be repaired. We believe that there will be a large multiplier effect, since this zone of the Bukhtarminsky reservoir on the side of the Samara region, where there is Peschanka, which is one of the best for the development of tourism. And from the Kurchum side, this is historical tourism to both Katon and Zaisan, and it will be possible to travel there further. Residents of the Samara and Kurchum districts met today in the middle of the Bukhtarma reservoir - this is a truly historic meeting. Generations of people have been waiting for this to happen and it finally happened. Everyone was waiting for this bridge; if today it takes 40 minutes to cross the river from one bank to the other by water on a ferry, and taking into account the queue from one and a half to two hours, then on the bridge it will take several minutes. And the most important thing is a question of safety; in winter, residents traveling in transit are forced to cross a water barrier on ice; this is a question of logistics and convenience for citizens. - said the akim of East Kazakhstan region.