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CPEC Western route to be completed by end of this year

ISLAMABAD : The western route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is going to be completed by the end of this year along with other 11 mega projects which were initiated in 2015-16.

The completion of those projects will reduce travelling time and boost economic activities.

Hakla-DI Khan having the length 285km with a cost of Rs122 billion and 81km Zhob-Mughalkot costing Rs8.8billion funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will be completed by December 2018,” a senior National Highway Authority (NHA) official told The Express Tribune.
“The completion of these two projects will connect the port city of Gwadar with Quetta by Khuzdar,” he said and added, “With it the western route will become completely functional.”

According to the NHA the under-construction projects – the Hakla to Dera Ismail Khan motorway — is an important part of the western route of CPEC, and will reduce the travel time from Islamabad to DI Khan from five hours to just two-and-a-half hours.

It will greatly help the movement to the country’s southern cities such as Quetta and Gwadar.

Meanwhile, another important project — Khuzdar- Ratodero (151 km) that has been completed at a cost of Rs8.8 billion is all set to be inaugurated this year in April.

This project though is not part of CPEC.

“The significance of this project is that it will provide the much-needed connectivity between Balochistan and Sindh and also facilitate CPEC traffic originating from the Gwadar Port,” said the NHA official.

Other projects include the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9) where 95% work has already been completed and will see the finish line in March.

The 136km, the six-lane motorway with the two-lane service road on either side, is being built on the BOT basis at a cost of Rs44 billion.

Being the country’s busiest section with over 30,000 daily traffic count, this motorway will be immensely helpful in catering to the commercial traffic originating from the Karachi Port and the Port Qasim.

Following the recent inauguration of the Lyari Expressway, M-9 will offer an added benefit to commuters to reach their destinations without facing the city congestions.

Gojra-Shorkot (62km) and Shorkot-Khanewal (65km) sections of M-4 are scheduled to complete by August with a cost of Rs17 billion and Rs22 billion, respectively.

Financed jointly by the Asian Development Bank and Government of Pakistan, their completion will reduce travel time from the federal capital to Multan to just 5 hours.

Lahore-Abdulhakim Motorway (230 km) is another important project that is expected to complete by May. Built at a cost of Rs 148 billion, the six-lane motorway will provide a swift and easy route between Lahore and Multan.

One of the important links of CPEC and the country’s longest planned motorway, Multan-Sukkur (M-5) is though scheduled to complete in 2019.

Its two sections — Multan to Shujaabad and Pano Aqil to Ghotki — will be completed this year. The 392km-long motorway is being financed by China at a cost of Rs294 billion.

Lahore-Sialkot Motorway (89 km) will be completed on the BOT mode by December at a cost of Rs44 billion. It will link the industrial city of Sialkot with the rest of the country, leading to swift movement of industrial products.

Islamabad Metro Bus (26.5km), another challenging project, is under execution and will be completed by the end of April. The project will link the traffic from the twin cities with the New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA).
Hazara Motorway (E-35) from Burhan to Shah Maqsood Interchange (47km) is already completed and open to traffic. The 15km addition is scheduled to complete by May, thus reducing the distance between Islamabad and Abbottabad to one-and-a-half hours.

The widening and improvement of GT Road section from Thokar Niaz Baig to Hudria Drain (10km) is underway and will be completed this year.
 
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N-70 Near Fort Manro Dera Ghazi Khan

Update on bridges being made to ease the slope.

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A large monsoon plantation drive with over 1200 persons taking part in it and different species were sown on both sides of entire motorway.

BTAP official FB page.

Volunteer Sowing of Local tree species on the both shoulder belts of Hazara Express Motorway (about 88 km) on 16:02:2018 under the very kind patronage of Syed Nazar Hussain Shah Worthy Secretary FE&WD.

Secretary F,E&WD, CCF KP, CF Watershed,CF Lower & Upper Hazara, All DFOs of NFR and 1200 contingent staff of 12 Forest Divisions of NFR, District Administration Haripur and Media Groups were participated the occasion.

About one tone seed of Kikar (230 kg), Phulai (200 kg), Ber (125 kg), Shisham (50 kg), Bakain (300 kg), Ailanthus (50 kg), Sanatha (100 kg), Ipple Ipple (50 kg) have been sown successfully which was collected free of cost by contingent staff.

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Emergency Response Centres to be established on Motorways

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that the federal government would establish Emergency Response Centres at every 40 km distance of Motorways across the Country.

Responding to a question of Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Shahida Rehmani in the National Assembly, the State Minister for Communication Junaid Anwar Chaudhry told the House that the decision by the federal government to establish Emergency Response Centres on Motorways aims at to provide prompt treatment facilities to commuters and accident victims.

The minister said that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has accorded approval to the project, adding that the physical work on establishing the Emergency Response Centres would be started from mid-March.

Junaid Anwar Chaudhry said that three Trauma Centres are operational at M-1, N-45 Rashaki, M-9, S-94 Nooribad and at M-9, N-32 Karachi while three Trauma Centres are still non-operational.

The state minister said that yet these Trauma Centres are insufficient and there is a dire need to establish Medical and Trauma Centres along with side the Highways to provide prompt medical facilities to the distresses road users.
 
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276 Km Peshawar Kabul Motorway Feasibility study completed.
 
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During the launching of Girder.. Bridge 10 Lahore Eastern Bypass Project

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Updates 15/2/2018.

Concrete pouring started at River Ravi Bridge.

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday was chairing a briefing on various ongoing connectivity and road infrastructure projects at Prime Minister's Office. Progress into completion and operationalization of new Islamabad International Airport was also reviewed during the meeting, PM office media wing said in a press release.

Chairman NHA Jawad Anwaar while briefing the meeting on the progress into construction of Airport Metro Bus Project informed that infrastructure would be completed by May 15. He also briefed about the progress of various landmark road projects, spread all across the country, which either had been completed or were ready for groundbreaking within next few weeks.

The projects ready for inauguration/ground-breaking include construction of Rawalpindi-Kahuta road, DG Khan Northern Bypass, Karachi-Hyderabad (M-9), Syed Wala Bridge, Jalal Pur-Pirwala-Uch Sharif road, LSM Link via Narang Mandi to Narowal, Sialkot - Pasrur Road , Chitral-Gram Chashma Road, Kallar ' Sir Suba Shah - Dhan Gali Road, Lahore-Abdul Hakeem (M-3), Lahore Eastern Bypass (LEBP), Sher Shah Suri Road from Begum Kot to Sheikhupura ' Muridke Road, overhead bridge at Imamia Colony Railway Crossing, Nishtar Ghat Bridge (Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Bridge), Khuzdar - Shahdadkot (M-8), Shah Maqsood Interchange-Muslim Abad Interchange (Hazara Motorway) and two interchanges near Mansehra on Havelian ' Thakot CPEC project which would be inaugurated during the month of May.

Expressing satisfaction over addition of extensive network of motorways, expressways and national highways to the existing road infrastructure, the prime minister observed that addition of new road network would have huge impact on transforming the lives of the people by offering better connectivity and greater economic opportunities.

The chairman NHA requested the prime minister for his time to inaugurate/perform ground breaking ceremonies of these important projects. The meeting was also briefed on various road infrastructure projects being built in Balochistan.

The prime minister also approved construction of 110-km long Khuzdar-Basima (N-30) road project through PSDP. The chairman NHA informed that since 2013, 28 major connectivity projects involving road infrastructure of 2,520 km had been completed at a cost of Rs 235.69 billion.

The prime minister appreciated NHA and its team for the progress made so far and said that efforts must continue to ensure early completion of the ongoing projects.
 
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Satellite imagery for M2 Interchange for M-3

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JazzCash and FWO to Partner for Digitized Toll Fee Payments

JazzCash has entered into an agreement with the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) for digitizing the M-Tag facility. With this new partnership, users can now pay their toll fees on the motorway through JazzCash.
currently, more than a hundred thousand people travel daily on the M2. Those using the M-Tag facility have to wait in long queues for cash deposits. But not anymore.

As a result of this partnership, customers will not only be able to top up their M-Tag accounts through FWO’s mobile app ‘Smart Motorways’ and their official website, but also through their JazzCash mobile accounts and through the extensive JazzCash retailer network nationwide. There’s plans for integrating the JazzCash Payment gateway in the official app and the website as well.
Speaking on the occasion, Aniqa Afzal Sandhu, Chief MFS & Digital Officer, Mobile Financial Services – Jazz, said,

“Digital payment is the simplest, safest, and most convenient way to make regular or recurring payments; hence the reason being that it’s used for transactions like toll tax and utility bills. As a leading digital company, our customer’s financial needs take top priority and we continue to strive hard in providing them with the best services.”

The partnership will be pilot tested at the M2 (ISB-LHR) Motorway and will soon be available for travelers using the M1 and M3.
 
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230 Km Multan Lahore Motorway under construction Final Asphalt Layer near RD 972 Km .It will be operational for traffic in mid May 2018.It is part of Peshawar Karachi Motorway PKM.It will reduced travelling time Multan-Lahore from 5 hours to 2:30 hours





 
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