A1 is a national highway in Kazakhstan that runs from Astana to Petropavl with a total length of 456 kilometres (283 mi).
It ends near the city of Shchuchinsk on the junction with the R7 highway.
It restarts in north of Kokshetau next to the A13 highway and finishes its route in Petropavl.
[2] The toll road on the Astana – Shchuchinsk section was introduced in 2013.
[3][4] In 2017, the reconstruction of the Kokshetau — Petropavl section was completed.