Well-designed road facilities and the systematic monitoring and collection of the traffic accident and volume data are critical for transport policy and for safe and sustainable transport over the long term. Road investments alone cannot ensure that sustainability objectives are achieved; complementary measures are needed to offset the adverse impacts of infrastructure provision, but to support this, traffic accident and count data need to be accurately collected and monitored. Also, a properly designed roadway which is effective in reducing the frequency and severity of road accidents, such as the road built by this project, could be used by the road authority to adopt and implement a coherent national road safety policy and program. In this project, the provision of proper rest and refueling areas every 75 km–100 km would reduce driver fatigue and enhance the safety and sustainability of the road.
CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Zhambyl Oblast Section) [Western Europe–Western People’s Republic of China International Transit Corridor] Investment Program and Taraz Bypass Project (Kazakhstan)