Two bridges over the Talgar and Turgen rivers in the Almaty region have been destroyed. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
2-3 years ago, these bridges were declared emergency. An expert assessment concluded that they could not be used. This time, mudflow waters completely destroyed them. Design and estimate documentation for these facilities has been developed and received a positive conclusion from the state expert review.
According to the administration of the Enbekshikazakh district, the cost of the bridge project over the Talgar River is 1,413.178 million tenge, with a implementation period of 6 months. The bridge over the Turgen River costs 674.511 million tenge, with a implementation period of 5 months.
This year, funding for reconstruction work is provided: 400 million tenge for the bridge over the Talgar River and 200 million tenge for the bridge over the Turgen River. On June 25, the winners of the competition were determined. Currently, the stage of concluding contracts with them is underway. After contracts are signed with contractor organizations, construction and installation work will begin. It is scheduled to be implemented in the third quarter of this year.