Average speed cameras to cover four more Kazakh highways from 13 October

Kazakhstan's average speed enforcement system will begin operating on four more toll sections of the country's national highways from 13 October, the national company QazAvtoZhol has announced, according to infohub.kz.

The new checkpoints will be installed on routes leading to the Russian border and on highways in the Kostanay and Aktobe regions. QazAvtoZhol said the sections in question are Uralsk — Russian border (Samara), Aktobe — Russian border (Orenburg), Kostanay — Denisovka and Kandyagash — Makat.

Distance measurements between the control arches and certification of the hardware and software systems have already been completed on these stretches. The system records average speed violations and transmits the relevant data to the Processing Centre of the Unified Register of Administrative Proceedings (ERAP).

Since the start of 2026, 550,000 average speed violations and 163,500 speeding violations detected by instant speed measurement have been recorded on the country's national highways. In total, this amounts to more than 713,000 speed-related violations.

The average speed control system has been in operation on Kazakhstan's national highways since 17 March 2025. Until now it covered 11 toll sections with a total length of almost 3,000 kilometres: Astana — Shchuchinsk; Astana — Pavlodar; Astana — Temirtau; Shymkent — Kyzylorda; Shymkent — Taraz; Pavlodar — Semey — Kalbatau; Uralsk — Russian border (Saratov); Pavlodar — Russian border (Omsk); Almaty — Khorgos; Kokshetau — Petropavl; and Aktobe — Kandyagash.

The system works by calculating a vehicle's average speed over a given stretch of road. Cameras record the time it takes a vehicle to pass between control arches, after which the system determines the average speed based on the distance travelled. As a result, slowing down right before a camera does not rule out a violation being recorded if the driver exceeded the permitted average speed over the controlled section.

"The expansion of the system is aimed at improving road safety, preventing dangerous speeding and reducing the risk of traffic accidents," QazAvtoZhol added.

QazAvtoZhol stresses that the main purpose of introducing such technologies is not to increase the number of fines, but to instil driving discipline and ensure safe travel on the country's national highways.