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Kazakhstan plays a vital part in realization of large international projects on building and reconstruction of highways on The Great Silk Road. Newly developed country makes considerable investments to the upgrading of highways that cross the country. These purpose-oriented appropriations increase every year.

The major portion of passenger and cargo transportation between Kazakhstan and China is carried out via Khorgos border cross in the Jungarian Alatay. This is the area where caravan paths used to cross the land in the ancient times. In the early 1990-s China built a modern highway to Khorgos, thus making it possible to drive from this highway out to national highways and subsequently down to the ports on the Pacific coastline. Kazakhstan, too, carried out necessary road construction works. It enabled the countries to launch a direct international bus service between Central Asia and Xingzan -Uygur autonomy district of China.

Khorgos border cross has all perspectives of development. At present Kazakhstan specialists study the possibility of building in Khorgos a railway crossing in order to increase the flow of automobiles. This is secured by a large-scale reconstruction of transit highways, which is being carried out in Kazakhstan. Among them there should be first of all mentioned the highway Saratov - Uralsk - Kzyl-Orda - Shimkent - Almaty - Khorgos - Urumchi. Another highway, leading to Shimkent, comes from Russian city of Samara, while a highway from Chelyabinsk (Russia) leads to Astana via Kostanai.

Capital of Kazakhstan is the most important transport junction on the Great Silk Road. And from this viewpoint the relocation of the country's capital to Astana has become a rather successful decision. The highways from Astana lead to all parts of the world, including the second capital, Almaty. The Astana - Bishkek highway is under reconstruction at the moment.

Along the meridien Kazakhstan is crossed by Astrahan -Aktay - Turkmenbashi highway. Kazakhstan is carrying out the reconstruction works on its part of the highway.

Development of transport infrastructure, according to Kazakh specialists, portends not only good proceeds from transit transportation, but it will also help the country's economy to rapidly integrate into the world's economy, to develop natural resources, to increase the employment of the population as well as to improve the people's well-being.

Building of quality highways will also have a beneficial effect on tourism. Kazakhstan possesses unique natural and historic monuments for the development of tourism.

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