Traffic Simulation Project to Be Launched in Astana
Astana, May 14, 2025 – The Fund for Digital Initiatives of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB FDI) has issued a grant to Kompas JSC to implement traffic simulation software in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The project aims to cope with an important task – to ensure the sustainable development of the urban environment in Astana, the country's capital characterised by the steady increase in population.
Traffic simulation allows using computational models to reproduce the real situation on the road, analyse passenger flows and optimize the development of urban infrastructure.
The software product will provide an opportunity for forecasting and applying scenario analyses to cope with a wide range of tasks, such as: planning public transportation routes; making decisions on the amount, timing and order of urban construction; identifying repairs, calculating the route and schedule of harvesting equipment; identifying facts of misuse of non-residential facilities; optimizing the location of retail facilities, and much more.
The introduction of new technologies is expected to improve the quality of transportation services used by over 500,000 people.
In addition, executive authorities, quasi-governmental organizations, design institutes and universities will be able to use the new software. Thus, the project will be an important step in the digitalization of urban planning and transport planning in the country.
Key objectives of the project:
1. Accelerating the digital transformation of public administration processes.
2. Developing software for the simulation of urban construction, traffic flows and infrastructure development in Kazakhstan. Creating a transport macro-simulation model of Astana city.
3. Obtaining the integration effect. Kazakhstan will make use of Russia's experience and technologies that are planned to be fully localized in the country.
The end customer of the project is "Astanagenplan" Research and Design Institute LLP, a leading developer of urban planning concepts, and architectural and infrastructure projects in Kazakhstan.
The project implementation period is 18 months.
Additional Information:
The EDB's Fund for Digital Initiatives was established in June 2020. The purpose of the Fund is to assist in the formation of tools and practices for digital transformation of the EDB member countries, including through the integration of information resources and participation in the development and financing of projects. The Fund's flagship project, the COVID-19-Free Travel mobile app, is now being successfully used in 9 CIS countries.
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is a multilateral development bank investing in Eurasia. For more than 18 years, the Bank has worked to strengthen and expand economic ties and foster comprehensive development in its member countries. By 2025, the EDB’s cumulative portfolio comprised 305 projects with a total investment of US $16.5 billion. The Bank's portfolio consists principally of projects with an integration effect in transport infrastructure, digital systems, green energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and mechanical engineering. The Bank’s operations are guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals and ESG principles.
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