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President opened new bridge in Astana

The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, opened in Astana a new bridge over the river Esil on Monday, the agency reports. "Today we open the central bridge. It is a four-lane bridge which will ease traveling across the river. When we declared Astana the capital of our country, there were about 20 thousand cars on the roads.

Astana. December 2nd. Kazakhstan Today - The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, opened in Astana a new bridge over the river Esil on Monday, the agency reports.

"Today we open the central bridge. It is a four-lane bridge which will ease traveling across the river. When we declared Astana the capital of our country, there were about 20 thousand cars on the roads. Now there are more than 150 thousand motor vehicles in Astana," the President said.

"The city will construct more bridges, crossings, and hundreds of kilometers of highways to ease traffic for the citizens of Astana.

Construction of the bridge began in May 31, 2007. The overall cost has totaled 5.85 billion KZT. The total length of the bridge is 242 meters. The width of the bridge is 25 meters.

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