However, the NHA was taking steps to remove hindrances in completion of ongoing projects in the province, a NHA source informed APP here on Wednesday.

To a question, the source said that the NHA was persuading FWO to remobilise on Hoshab-Pangjur-Nag-Basima-Surab Highway (N-85). Moreover NHA was considering to award contract from completion of balance works on Gwadar-Turbat-Hoshab section of M-8 and Khori-Wangu Hills section of M-8 to FWO.

The source said that 37 percent of NHA's road network falls in Balochistan.

Talks were in advance stage with USAID for financing balance work of Kalat- Quetta-Chaman Highway (N-25), one of the major projects to be completed with foreign loan.

Kalat-Khad Khoocha and Quetta-Qilla Saifullah sections of the project have been completed while work on Khad Koocha-Quetta and Qilla Saifullah-Chaman sections is being completed and progress on these sections is 70 percent, he added.

The source said that security situation was the main reason that led to leaving the construction of some nine bridges incomplete between highways constructed to link Gwadar Port with rest of the country.