ISLAMABAD: National Highway Authority (NHA), striving for early construction of ongoing highways and motorways projects in the country, has completed 15 projects during past three years.
NHA spokesman Kashif Zaman told APP on Sunday the authority spent Rs 18.6 billion on the completion of Basima-Nag-Panjgoor-Hoshab Highway (N-85). Work on the project had started in 2007 and it was completed in December 2016.
He said balance work of 193 km Gwadar-Hoshab section of M-8 was completed in February 2016 at the cost of Rs 13 billion.
Similarly, balance work of 111- km Kalat-Quetta-Chaman was completed in December 2016 at the cost of Rs 6 billion.
He said the NHA completed two sections of the Faisalabad-Multan Motorway in 2015. It completed 56 km Khanewal-Multan section in March 2015 at the cost of 12 billion and 58 Faisalabad-Gojra section in November 2015 at the cost of Rs 9.6 billion.
Another important project completed during last year was 144 km Raikot-Thakot section of Karakoram Highway which cost Rs 6.3 billion, he added.
Earlier Khunjerab-Raikot section of the KKH was upgraded in November 2013 at the cost of Rs 5.1 billion. Similarly 24 km Attaabad Tunnel was completed in September 2015 at the cost of Rs 27.5 billion.
The NHA spokesman said that about 132 km Waigum Rud-Khajori-Bewata section N-70 was completed in March 2015 and the project cost Rs 3.24 billion.
Jalkhad-Chilas section of N-15 was completed in June last year at the cost of Rs 3.75 billion and its length was 71.5 km.
He said Sultan Bahu Bridge on river Chanab was completed in June 2016 at the cost of Rs 4.3 billion,Khushal Garh Bridge on N-80 completed in April 2014 cost Rs 1.15 billion, Sukker-Jacobabad section of N-65 completed in September 2014 cost 8.57 billion.
About 197 km Sehwan-Rattodero section of Indus Highway was upgraded in December 2016 and the project cost over Rs 14 billion, said the spokesman.
About 252 km roads were rehabilitated by May 2015 at the cost of Rs 12 billion and 35 km section of Kohala-Muzaffarabad Highway and two bridges in AJK were built under Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Programme in December 2015.
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