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Eight steel bridges along the 33-kilometre long Rakhi Gaj-Bewata section of the N-70 highway, which will connect Balochistan to Punjab, has entered its final stage of completion. The project is being carried out in collaboration with Japan.
The total cost of the project, which is slated for completion in August, is Rs13.75 billion. This is the second largest project of its kind in Asia and the very first in Pakistan.
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Reportedly, in 2016, the National Highway Authority, in collaboration with Japan, initiated the project in an effort to make the hilly terrain, leading from Rakhi Gaj to Bewata, safe for commuters and traffic.
Steel is being imported for the bridges which will boast pillars taller than 150 feet. As a result of constructing these bridges and the interprovincial highway Quetta Road, residents of South Punjab will be able to easily access tourist spots in the area. This, in turn, will promote tourism at the Koh-e-Sulaiman Range.