A9 (Kazakhstan)

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A9

Öskemen–Ridder Highway
A9 highlighted in red
Route information
Part of E 40
Length193 km[1] (120 mi)
Major junctions
From A 3 in Öskemen
East end84K-121 in the Altai Republic, Russia
Location
CountryKazakhstan
Highway system

The A9, known as Öskemen–Ridder Highway (Kazakh: Өскемен-Риддер автожолы, romanized: Öskemen-Rïdder avtojolı), is a primary route located in the northwestern part of Kazakhstan, connecting the city of Öskemen to the industrial city of Ridder and subsequently to the border with the Russia.

In addition, the A9 is part of the International E-road network that connects various parts of Europe with Central Asia and is identified as the last sections of the E40.

History

The A9 heading to the Razlivanka River (Kazakh: Разливанка) in the mountainous area of East Kazakhstan

In the early 2000s, construction work was carried out to connect the Ridder metropolitan area to the Ust'-Koksinskiy Rayon located in the Altai Republic of Russia.[a]

The A9 has suffered from various damages over the years due to the intense climate of this Kazakh region, notably the mountainous areas covering about 100 km of the A9, where it is largely impassable during winter after snowfall.[3] In early 2021, the East Kazakhstan Traffic Police installed several LED screens on several main roads in the region following an increase in car accidents, including some sectors of the A9 specifically around Belousovka (Kazakh: Белоусовка).[4]

In mid-2024, the state-owned QazAutoJol (Kazakh: ҚазАвтоЖол) in cooperation with Kurylys Group RK was carrying out resurfacing works on the A9 following complaints from locals about potholes and poor road quality in certain sectors.[b] Additionally this year, the Department of Highways Kazakhstan also confirmed the investment of approximately 11 billion tenge in road improvement projects around the region, where 3 billion was allocated for the improvement of 30 km of the A9.[6]

In October 2024, several representatives of the Ministries of Transport of Kazakhstan and Mongolia met to discuss projects of connection between the two countries with the aim of improving the road infrastructure, Kazakh representatives clarified that among the objectives of such binational projects was the repair of approximately 62 km of the A9.[7] The project focused mainly on the sections connecting Öskemen and the rural town of Mikhaylovka.[8]

Route description

East Kazakhstan Region

Section of the A9 heading to the Altai Republic through the mountainous area of East Kazakhstan.

The A9 starts in the northwestern part of Öskemen, specifically in the suburb of Zashtita (Kazakh: Защита). Later the route heads much further north crossing through the locality of Mikhaylovka (Kazakh: Михайловка), characterized as a mountainous area in the Glubokoye District, the A9 passes around the Kalendar (Russian: Гора Календарь ; Kazakh: Календарь тау) and Gosudarevka (Russian: Гора Государевка) mountains.

The route then heads to the town of Sekisovka (Kazakh: Секисовка). Later, the route goes much further east to the town of Bystrukha (Kazakh: Быструха). In this section, the highway goes to the Cheremshanka (Kazakh: Черемшанка) valley area, where it intersects with the Oskemen - Ridder railway in the urban center of the selo.[9]

The route then continues east passing the Tishinsky Mine (Russian: Тишинский рудник) and then across the Ulba River (Kazakh: Үлбі). In this section, the route enters the Ridder metropolitan area, where it partially crosses the Khariuzovka River and then passes around the Altai Botanical Garden [ru] (Kazakh: Алтай ботаника бағы) and the Bystrushinskoye Reservoir (Kazakh: Быструха су қоймасы).

From this point, the route heads into the mountainous area of East Kazakhstan specifically crossing around the Western Altai State Nature Reserve [ru] (Kazakh: Батыс-Алтай мемлекеттік табиғи қорығы). The last population center that the A9 Highway connects to is Poperechnoye (Kazakh: Поперечное) crossing through the Bystrukha River (Kazakh: Быструха ; Russian: Бысыструха).

From this section, the A9 heads to Seryy Lug (Kazakh: Серый луг), a hiking area that connects some sections of Ivanovsky Ridge Mountains (Russian: Ивановского хребта), the area where the road and this hiking area intersect meet in the Chernoubinsky Forest (Russian: Черноубинского лесничества). The easternmost section of the A9 passes around the Qara Übi River (Kazakh: Қара Үбі өзені).[10]

Major intersections

RegionDistrictkmmiDestinationsNotes
East KazakhstanOskemen00.0 A 3The intersection happens specifically between Nursultan Nazarbayev Avenue (Kazakh: Нұрсұлтан Назарбаев даңғылы ; Russian: проспект Нурсултана Назарбаева) and Bazhov Street (Kazakh: Бажов көшесі ; Russian: улица Бажова)
Glubokoye District41.625.8KF-2[11]
Ridder19312084K-121[1]This is the section of the A9 that connects it to the international border at Altai, Russia.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: В начале 2000-х строительство прямой трассы между казахстанским Риддером и Коксинским районом России открыло Риддеру перспективу превратиться из тупикового населенного пункта в транзитный. По окраине города даже проложили объездную, чтобы ожидавшийся поток большегрузов не ломал внутренние дороги. Translation: In the early 2000s, the construction of a direct route between Kazakhstan's Ridder and Russia's Koksinsky District opened up the prospect of Ridder turning from a dead-end settlement into a transit one. A bypass road was even built on the outskirts of the city so that the expected flow of heavy trucks would not break internal roads.[2]
  2. ^ Kazakh: Бұл учаскеде «Kurylys Group RK» ЖШС мердігер ұйымы жұмыс істеуде. Олар асфальтбетон жабындысын фрезерлеу арқылы жарықшақтарды жөндеп жатыр. Жоба бойынша бұл учаскеге 140 мың шаршы метр асфальт төсеу қарастырылған. Ақаулар 310 шаршы метр аумақта пайда болды. Бүгін кешке дейін барлық ақаулар жөнделеді Translation: The contractor organization "Kurylys Group RK" LLP works on this site. They are repairing cracks by milling the asphalt concrete pavement. According to the project, it is planned to lay 140 thousand square meters of asphalt on this site. The fault occurred on an area of 310 square meters. All defects will be repaired by tonight - Quote from Nurbek Temirkhanov, director of Eastern Kazakhstan Branch of QazAutoJol[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Google (2024-12-16). "Driving Directions from Oskemen (Kazakhstan) to Altai (Russia)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  2. ^ "Прямая дорога между ВКО и Россией превратилась в долгострой" [Direct road between EKO (East Kazakhstan Oblast) and Russia has become a long-term construction project]. YK-News.kz. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  3. ^ "Өскемен мен Риддер арасындағы жолды жөндей бастады" [The road between Öskemen and Ridder has begun to be repaired]. Qazaqstan.tv (in Kazakh). 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  4. ^ Mukhametbekuly, Talgatzhan (2021-02-15). "ШҚО-да қауіпті жол учаскелеріне LED-экрандар орнатылды" [LED screens installed on dangerous road sections in East Kazakhstan Region]. Kazinform International News Agency (in Kazakh).
  5. ^ Abish, Yerzhan (2024-09-26). "Өскемен – Риддер жолы: ақауларды мердігер ұйым жөндеп жатыр" [Öskemen-Ridder road: defects are repaired by a contractor]. Altai News Media Centre.
  6. ^ Abish, Yerzhan (2024-08-29). "Өскемен – Риддер жолы: жөндеу жұмыстары 2025 жылы аяқталады" [Öskemen-Ridder road: repair to be completed in 2025]. Altai News Media Centre.
  7. ^ Nurmaganbetova, Zhanna (2024-10-01). "New road between Kazakhstan and Mongolia to cut travel time". KazInform International News Agency. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  8. ^ "A record number of roads have been repaired in the East Kazakhstan region". Enbekshi QazaQ. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  9. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2024-12-16). "Cheremshanka Railway Point" (Map). OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  10. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2024-12-15). "Qara Übi River Bridge (A9 Highway)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  11. ^ Google (2024-12-16). "Driving Directions from Oskemen to Sekisovka" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2024-12-16.

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