Russia’s Bugristoe Border Checkpoint With Kazakhstan To Double Capacity

The Bugristoe checkpoint on the border of Russia and Kazakhstan has begun a significant upgrading which will double the capacity of the border crossing, when completed at the end of 2026, according to the Russian Federal State Budgetary Institution Rosgranstroy.

The works include the construction of 29 buildings and structures, the organisation of 32 lanes for traffic, the equipping of the border crossing with modern inspection systems, video surveillance and an integrated security system. When finished, up to 4,000 vehicles per day will be able to pass through the facility.

The land boundary between Kazakhstan and Russia is the longest continuous border in the world and spans more than 7,600 km. It starts in the northwest of the Caspian Sea region and travels east across the Eurasian Steppe, which primarily consists of flat grasslands, to the border with China.

The Bugristoe checkpoint is between the Russian town of Troisk in Chelyabinsk Oblast and Komsomolskoye in Kazakhstan.

Bilateral Russia-Kazakh trade is currently running at US$30 billion per annum and continues to grow. Kazakhstan is also a member, along with Russia, of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) which reduces cross-border duties and tariffs on thousands of goods. Kazakhstan is also a major conduit for Russian imports and exports from Western China.