A1 is a national highway in

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

that runs from

Nur-Sultan Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...

Petropavl Petropavl ( kk, Петропавл, Petropavl ) or Petropavlovsk () is a city on the Ishim River in northern Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia. It is the capital of the North Kazakhstan Region. Population: 218,956. The city is also kno ...

with a total length of . It is part of the

European route E125 European route E 125 is a Class A in Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Itinerary The E 125 routes through 3 countries: *71A-1011/71A-1109: Ishim - Kazanskoye - border with Kazakhstan *: Sokolovka – Petropavl – border of ...

. The route starts in Nur-Sultan on the Nur-Sultan bypass junction, where it travels north-west and meets the start of the R6 highway and continues. It ends near the city of

Shchuchinsk Shchuchinsk ( kz, Щучинск, ''Şuchinsk''; russian: Щучинск, ) is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye. It is the seat of Burabay District (form. Shchuchinsk District ...

on the junction with the R7 highway. It restarts in north of

Kokshetau Kokshetau (meaning ''Blueish Mountain'' in Kazakh, kz, Көкшетау, Kökşetau; ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kokʂɛtaʊ) is a city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region, which stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...

next to the A13 highway and finishes its route in Petropavl.

History

The reconstruction of Nur-Sultan - Shchuchinsk section started in 2006. It ended 3 year later in 2009. The toll road on the Nur-Sultan – Shchuchinsk section was introduced in 2013. In 2017, the reconstruction of the Kokshetau — Petropavl section was completed.

References

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