CAREC 1

Corridor Affected Territory

Estimated population
32.72 million
buffer distance

Total cost

US$25 billion
$25,001,160,000

Components

CAREC 1 connects markets from the western borders of the CAREC region (e.g., Kazakhstan’s gateway into Europe) with the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China to the east, supporting multimodal linkages for international freight and passenger transport.
Corridor trend or concept line

Jinghe-Ala Shankou Expressway

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Operational

Jinghe–Yining–Khorgos railway

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Operational

Urumqi-Jinghe railway

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Operational

Astana–Karagandy Road Reconstruction

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Operational

Karaganda-Balkhash Highway Reconstruction Project

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Operational

South–West Roads (Shimkent - Aral) Kazakhstan

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Under contruction

East–West Roads Project (Almaty–Khorgos Section)

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Operational

Balkhash – Burylbaital Reconstruction project

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Operational

Merki-Burylbaytal Highway Reconstruction Project

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Operational

CAREC Corridor I Zhambyl Oblast Section road Project

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Operational

Big Almaty Ring Road (BAKAD) Project

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Operational

Taraz Bypass Project

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Operational

Astana Bypass Road Reconstruction Project

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Operational

Dostyk–Moyynty Railway upgrade

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Under contruction

Khorgos–Zhetygen Rail Line

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Operational

Shymkent Airport Expansion

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Operational

Khorgos East Gate Special Economic Zone

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Operational

Saryarka Special Economic Zone

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Operational

Park of Innovative Technologies Special Economic Zone (PIT SEZ)

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Under contruction

G4 City/Alatau

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Planned

ChemPark Taraz

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Operational

Ontustik

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Operational

Aktogay Copper Mine

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Operational

Aktobe–Kandyagash Reconstruction Project

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Operational

CAREC Corridors 1 and 6 Connector Road (Aktobe–Makat) Reconstruction Project

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Operational

Bishkek–Torugart Road

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Operational

CAREC Corridors 1 and 3 Connector Road Project

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Under contruction

Bishkek Free Economic Zone

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Operational

Naryn Free Economic Zone

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Operational

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