Western Europe-Western China transnational highway

Overview:

• The Western Europe-Western China transnational highway is project in construction that will stretch 8,445 km from the Yellow Sea coast of China to the Baltic Sea at St. Petersburg when fully completed.
• The project is one of the main elements of the government’s transport infrastructure, and is part of an effort to recreate the ancient Silk Road.
• It is a branch of integration into European and Asian regional systems of highways connecting most of the states of the Eurasian continent, large road junctions and terminals.
• So far intergovernmental memorandums have been signed with Russia, China, and the European Union.
• The Almaty-Khorgos Road is an exclusive checkpoint on border control between Kazakhstan and China and it is an international transportation and logistics centre for Chinese goods to Europe, Iran, Gulf countries, and the Caucasus. 

Adam Majeed - Regional editor