Tengrinews.kz – According to QazAvtoZhol, traffic was closed on a number of sections of national highways due to worsening weather conditions.
Since 3 PM on February 17, restrictions have been introduced on a number of national highways due to worsening weather conditions.
North Kazakhstan region:
- Zhezkazgan – Arkalyk – Petropavlovsk, from the 794th to the 946th kilometer, from the village of Beskol to the city of Sergeevka;
- Astana – Atbasar – Zhaksy – Ruzayevka – Sarykol – Kostanay – the border of the Russian Federation, from the 729th to the 856th kilometer, from the border with Akmola region to the border with Kostanay region;
- Mamlyutka – Kostanay, from the 0th to the 180th kilometer, from the city of Mamlyutka to the border with Kostanay region;
- Voloshinka – Sergeevka – Timiryazevo, from the 58th to the 119th kilometer, from the village of Timiryazevo to the KAZ13 highway;
- Timiryazevo - Sarykol - the border of the region, from the 0th to the 32nd kilometer, from the border with the Kostanay region to the village of Timiryazevo).
Kostanay region:
- Astana - Atbasar - Zhaksy - Ruzayevka - Sarykol - Kostanay - the border of the Russian Federation, from the 683rd to the 729th kilometer, from the village of Sarykol to the border with North Kazakhstan region);
- Mamlyutka - Kostanay, from the 180th to the 250th kilometer, from the border with North Kazakhstan region to the village of Uzunkol.
Akmola region:
- Astana - Atbasar - Zhaksy - Ruzayevka - Sarykol - Kostanay - the border of the Russian Federation, from the 856th to the 915th kilometer, from the border with North Kazakhstan region to the village of Zhaksy.
Traffic is expected to resume at 9 AM on February 18. Drivers are advised to monitor the traffic situation and, if possible, refrain from long trips.