Kazakhstan Road Conditions
I just crossed Kazakhstan west to east, was surprised by how good the roads are compared to 2007.
Entered at Taskala, due east from Saratov.
*Road to Oral is good.
*Oral to Aktobe is mostly excellent, maybe 100km is good or OK.
*Aktobe to Kostanay is mostly perfect, maybe 100km of good road and 50km OK.
*Kostanay to Astana (via Esil and Atbasar) is mostly perfect, but 50 to 80km just before Astana are really bad at present.
*Astana to Karaghanda is excellent.
*Karaghanda to Bayanaul is OK
*Bayanaul to Ekibastuz is half OK, half bad.
*Ekibastuz to Pavlodar is good.
*Pavlodar to the border at Sharbakty (near Kulunda in Altaiskiy Kray) is very good.
I would desribe 'good' as a road which can be driven on at normal speed, but with bumps. 'OK' as a road which will slow you down slightly and require some swerving round potholes. 'Bad' as a road which will have you constantly swerving, swearing and shifting gears, and 'really bad' as the type of road that makes you want to go home.
Daniel
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