ROAD SAFETY IN KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
19 May 2011, Singapore
THE TRANSPORT NETWORK IS KEY FOR
THE DEV-T OF KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
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One of the key tasks in developing the country’s transport
network is to take advantage of Kyrgyzstan’s convenient
location and turn it into an international hub
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The shortest connecting roads from Europe, Russia, some
former-soviet states to China and other Asian states lie through
the territory of Kyrgyzstan
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Importance of renaissance and formation of old Great Silk Road
traditions is vital too
Kyrgyzstan on world map
HIGHWAYS
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Total length of roads in Kyrgyzstan 34 000 km
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18 900 km of which maintained by Ministry of Transport and
Communication
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Density of roads network of Kyrgyzstan is 0,17 km per 1 km2 of
the territory
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90% of freight and 85% of passengers are transported by road
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Aviation and railway carriages: overall 10% of freight and 15%
of passengers
TRANSIT HIGHWAYS:
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Irkeshtam – Sarytash – Osh –Bishkek
--- 898 км
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Bishkek – Naryn –Torugart
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Korday (Georgievka) – Bishkek– Chaldovar --- 110 км
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Bishkek - Osh --- provides access to China on the south,
and to Kazakhstan on the north
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Highway Osh – Sarytash – Irkeshtam --is a transport corridor between China, Uzbekistan,
Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and Europe
--- 539 км
PROBLEMS AFFECTING SAFETY
Roads and traffic safety is endangered by:
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High intensity of road traffic;
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Failure of traffic participants to follow current legislative acts
and road regulations;
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Insufficient monitoring by the State;
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Insufficiently-coordinated measures and activities
ministries, relative institutions, and other state entities;
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Intensive reclamation
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ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENT RISK ON
ROADS
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Majority (3/4) of accidents on roads are in cities and other
populated localities
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More than half (55,4 %) of overall accidents that took place
in populated areas were in roads network of the capital city
and regional centers of the Republic
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21% of accidents take place on highways which do not
pass through cities and populated areas
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More than one third (1/3) of accidents occur on roads of
international importance
MAIN REASONS OF ACCIDENTS ON
ROADS
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High intensity of traffic
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Poor discipline of drivers as well as pedestrians
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Deliberate disregard of road regulations
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Unsatisfactory road conditions
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Poor driving experience
MEASURES FOR IMPROVING ROAD
CONDITIONS
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During rehabilitation works all road signs are renewed
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Construction of protective barriers and guardrails against
rock falls, landfalls, landslides, and washaways caused by
land run-off
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Construction of pavements, enclosed bus stops, rest and
parking areas in populated territories
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Construction of facilities for trans-border crossing fee
payment or other travel payments.
MEASURES BY MoTC TO ENSURE ROAD
SAFETY
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Yearly increase of funds allocated for the measures to improve a
general condition of roads
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Construction of roads, stopping areas, pavements
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Laying of rough surface treatment and top wearing surface
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Installation and replacement of road signs
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Broadening and strengthening road shoulders
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Elimination of accident-prone zones
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Ensuring safe and satisfactory conditions of vehicular traffic 24h/day
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Ensuring yearly reconstruction of the road wear
KEY SOLUTIONS TO ROAD SAFETY
PROBLEMS IN KYRGYZSTAN
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To fully implement the whole complex of arrangements and immediate
actions ensuring road safety in the priority roads rehabilitation projects
(funded by loans from international donors)
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In main road rehabilitation projects funded by loans from international
banks, to provide actual packages or projects to ensure the traffic safety
and winter maintenance of high-altitude valley road sections on the
passes and canyons
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To increase the amount of financing for repairs and maintenance of public
roads in such scopes that ensure reconstruction of the annual normative
roads wear
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To create and develop modern systems of communication and means of
early warning for employees of road infrastructure and road users
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To improve computerized data banks on the state of roads, weather
conditions, and road service facilities
ANNUAL NORMATIVE SCOPE OF
ROAD REPAIR
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Annual normative scope of road repair is 1260-1460 km
Factual scope of road repair is 700-900 km annually (based on
the amount of available yearly funding), which is far less than
a required normative scope
Attraction of international donors for contribution in the
development of transport corridors in Kyrgyzstan:
- at this moment USD 598,3 million worth projects
are at the stage of implementation
- construction works are carried out on the roads
Osh-Sarytash-Irkeshtam,Bishkek-Naryn-Torugart,
Osh-Batken-Isfana, Sarytash-Karamyk, and
Taraz-Talas-Suusamyr (total length of which 840 km)
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