BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 13. Transit cargo
volumes passing through Kazakhstan increased by 13.1% year-on-year
in the first nine months of 2026, Deputy Minister of Transport
Maksat Kaliakparov said at a government meeting.
This was announced in a statement by the press service of the
Kazakh government.
During the reporting period, rail freight transportation reached
241.7 million tons, up 3% year-on-year, while road freight
transportation totaled 270.4 million tons, an increase of 5.6%.
Kazakhstan's airlines carried 12.4 million passengers from
January through September, up 4.2% compared to the same period in
2025.
Infrastructure development continued during the period, with 101
railway stations renovated and 20 new international air routes
launched. Airports in Balkhash, Arkalyk, Pavlodar, and Aktau were
also modernized.
"Work has begun on new road projects along the Aktobe-Kyzylorda
and Beineu-Sekseuil routes, the Saryagash bypass, the Center-West
corridor, and the Karaganda-Zhezkazgan route," Kaliakparov
said.
An electronic database of road construction materials has been
compiled, and the E-Zholy information system has been established
to strengthen quality control.
In the course of the meeting, Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas
Bektenov emphasized the need to ensure road quality in line with
the instructions of the head of state. In this regard, First Deputy
Prime Minister Nurlibek Nalibayev was tasked with conducting a
detailed review of outstanding issues and submitting specific
proposals.
