New town to appear near Almaty

Almaty Akim (Mayor) Akhmetzhan Yessimov said at an Almaty administration meeting that construction of the road interchange at Raimbek street will start shortly, Tengrinews.kz reports. Prime-Minister Karim Massimov attended this meeting. As per Yessimov, there is a big need for construction of the interchange at the crossing of Raimbek and Momyshuly streets. “Akselkent company is constructing a new town for 30 thousand residents. It is going to be similar to Kaskelen (a satellite town near Almaty). It will create a major (traffic) problem for the city. Can you imagine the traffic? You have gaven us 1.5 billion tenge ($10 million), but we will need more funds,” the mayor told Karim Massimov. Akhmetzhan Yessimov was re-appointed Akim of Almaty on April 13.