🛣 Roads are the arteries of national development!

For the first time, the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan celebrated the Day of Road Industry Workers — a new professional holiday that will now be observed annually on the last Sunday of October. The holiday honors those who contribute daily to the development of the country’s transport infrastructure.

During the official ceremony, the Head of the Ministry presented the “Құрметті жолшы” (Honored Road Worker) award to Nurlan Smailov, Vice President of KazdorNII JSC. In addition, several employees of the Institute were recognized with departmental awards and certificates of merit for their dedicated work and professional achievements.

The “For Outstanding Work on the Road” badge of honor was awarded to:

• Vitaly Kopylov – Engineer, Design Management Department;
• Saltanat Ashimova – Head of the Department of Road Construction Materials and New Technologies.

Certificates of Merit from the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan were awarded to:

• Aibek Iskakov – Engineer, Investment Projects Department;
• Saule Kulzhanova – Chief Specialist, Department of Pricing and Cost Standards.

Letters of Appreciation from the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan were presented to:

• Adina Ainayeva – Head of the External Communications Service;
• Kurmet Zhanbolatuly – Engineer, External Communications Service;
• Nazira Korganova – Translator, Investment Projects Department;
• Kamal Tulkenov – Engineer, Department of Science and Innovation Development.

Letters of Appreciation from the Chairman of the Committee for Highways of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan were awarded to:

• Ayaulym Fazylzhanova – Chief Specialist, Department of Regulatory and Technical Support and Road Safety;
• Moldir Nurkhodzhaeva – Chief Specialist, Department of Pricing and Cost Standards.

We sincerely congratulate all the awardees and express our heartfelt gratitude for their professionalism, dedication, and valuable contribution to the development of Kazakhstan’s road industry!