BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. The volume of
road traffic passing through Kazakhstan’s checkpoints on the
external border of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has increased
more than 2.6 times over the past three years, the Kazakh
government said.


The government noted that 118.6 billion tenge (about $264.8
million) has been allocated for the modernization of border
checkpoints over the past three years.


During this period, 11 road checkpoints on Kazakhstan’s external
EAEU border were upgraded. The work included construction and
installation, infrastructure expansion, and the installation of
modern inspection equipment.


At some checkpoints, the number of traffic lanes was increased
from two to six. Entry and exit areas were reorganized, while
freight and passenger traffic flows were separated.


Modern inspection and screening systems, automatic weight and
dimension control systems, radiation monitoring equipment, video
surveillance, and vehicle identification systems were
installed.


Some control procedures have been switched to a non-stop format,
with the required parameters recorded while vehicles are moving and
automatically transmitted to information systems.


As a result of infrastructure expansion and automation, the
combined capacity of road checkpoints increased from around 2
million to 5 million vehicles per year. At the same time, the
average processing time for freight vehicles decreased from nine
hours to around 30 minutes.


The expanded capacity of the checkpoints has contributed to
sustained growth in traffic flows.







Around 640,000 vehicles passed through road checkpoints on
Kazakhstan’s external EAEU border in 2022. The figure exceeded 1
million in 2023, reached 1.4 million in 2024 and rose to 1.7
million in 2025.


“Growth continues in 2026: nearly 1.3 million vehicles passed
through the checkpoints in the first eight months, which is 19.3
percent more than in the same period last year,” the government
said.


The modernization of nine road checkpoints on the external EAEU
border was completed in 2025. The modernization of the Zhibek Zholy
checkpoint on the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border is scheduled for
completion in October 2026.


At the same time, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport continues
to upgrade road checkpoints on the country's internal EAEU
borders.


There are currently 70 checkpoints operating along Kazakhstan's
state border, including 51 road, five railway, 10 air, and three
sea checkpoints, as well as one checkpoint at the Khorgos
International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation.


Of the 51 road checkpoints, 14 are located on the external EAEU
border, while 37 are located on the borders with Russia and
Kyrgyzstan.