Average speed monitoring to begin on four more highways in Kazakhstan

Tengrinews.kz — Starting October 13, 2026, speed limit enforcement will be introduced on four additional toll sections of national highways, bringing the total number of such sections from 11 to 15.

According to KazAutoZhol, the new monitoring zones will cover the routes of Uralsk – Russian border (Samara), Aktobe – Russian border (Orenburg), Kostanay – Denisovka, and Kandyagash – Makat. Distance measurements between control arches and the certification of hardware and software systems have already been completed on these segments. The system will record average speed violations and transmit the data to the Unified Register of Administrative Proceedings (URAP) Processing Center.

Since the beginning of 2026, 550,000 average speed violations and 163,500 instances of speeding detected via instantaneous measurement have been recorded on national highways. In total, this exceeds 713,000 speeding offenses.

The average speed monitoring system has been operational on Kazakhstan's roads since March 17, 2025. To date, it has covered 11 toll sections totaling nearly 3,000 kilometers: Astana – Shchuchinsk, Astana – Pavlodar, Astana – Temirtau, Shymkent – Kyzylorda, Shymkent – Taraz, Pavlodar – Semey – Kalbatau, Uralsk – Russian border (Saratov), Pavlodar – Russian border (Omsk), Almaty – Khorgos, Kokshetau – Petropavlovsk, and Aktobe – Kandyagash.

The system operates by calculating a vehicle's average speed over a specific section. Cameras record the time a vehicle passes through control arches, and the system then calculates the average speed based on the distance traveled. Consequently, briefly slowing down before a camera will not help avoid a violation if the driver exceeded the permitted average speed across the entire monitored segment.