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Lowari Tunnel (N-45 National Highway)

25 January, 20202

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Why are all these motorways/highways close to the indian border? Why weren't they built in kpk or balochistan?

They are not close to the Indian border, they are where there is demand. For any large road/motorway/highway you need to have concentrated large populations, with that comes larger commercial activities. It only makes economic sense to build these types of roads if these basic conditions are met, otherwise it is like throwing money down the drain.

It is a very well planned network, all parts of the country are being covered according to demand for those areas, including KPK and Balochistan. I am surprisingly impressed by how they are implementing these plans.
 

Swat Motorway to be fully operational by June


PESHAWAR: The Swat Motorway will be fully operational by next June, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan was informed on Thursday.

The chief minister was chairing a meeting on the proposed Swat Motorway Phase II and Peshawar Dera Ismail Khan Motorway here, said a statement.

The relevant officials told the meeting that the lining of the Mardan-bound main motorway tunnel had been completed, while equipment installation was in progress.

They added that excavation in four auxiliary tunnels had been completed, whereas the lining wasin progress.

The officials said the main alignment was expected to be opened to all types of trafhc by the end of the current fiscal year.

They said the Swat Motorway Extension-I (48km) and Extension-II (36km) from Chakdara to Fatehpur had been included in the Public Sector Development Programme projects, while the commercial and financial feasibility for the project had been completed.

The officials said the complete feasibility, detailed design and commercial documents of the project had been shared with the National Highway Authority.

They said interchanges would be built along the 80km fenced road in Chakdara, Shamozai, Barikot, Mingora-Takhtaband, Kanju, Malam Jabba, Sher Palam, Matta Khwazakhela and Fatehpur.

The officials said the artery would have four lanes extendableup to six lanes with 13 main bridges.

They said 340 kilometers long Peshawar-DI Khan Motorway would have six lanes with three tunnels and that the project had been included in the PSDP with a consultant being hired to conduct design and commercial-cumfinancial feasibility.

The of ficials said the final feasibility, including commercial-cumfinancial outcome based on Public Private Partnership, would be presented before the relevant forum by June 30, 2020.

They said interchanges would be built in Peshawar, MattaniBadaber, Dara Adamkhel, Kohat, Lachi Krappa-Hangu, Ahmadi Banda-Karbogha Sharif, Karak, Soor Daag-Lateamber, BannuDomail, Sara Naurang -Miran Shah, Lakki Marwat-Tajazai Ghazni Khel, Pezu-Tank, YarikHakla and Dera Ismail Khan areas.

The chief minister said the gov-ernment was committed to promoting industrialisation in the province and attracting investors by providing them with conducive environment for which the road infrastructure was being strengthened.

The officials also highlighted the 24 kilometers long Matta Fazal Banda Road in Swat district.

They said Rs480 million had been provided to the deputy commissioner for the Police Lines Flyover in Swat district.

The officials said a team of the Asian Development Bank was scheduled to visit Peshawar next Monday for the final selection of priorityroadsunder the Provincial Roads Inf rastructure Project from the proposed roads list.

The chief minister said all-out efforts were being made to make the province financially self-sustainable for which major reforms and projects were being carried out keeping in view their financial viability and returns.
 
Shafqat Mahmood inaugurates Lahore Eastern Bypass

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

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LAHORE: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Saturday inaugurated the Lahore Eastern Bypass at Mehmood Booti .


Addressing the inauguration ceremony, he congratulated the National High Aurthority (NHA) over the completion of the project and termed it a great achievement.
The minister said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had decided to complete ongoing uplift projects. He said the project would facilitate people from Islamabad as they would not have to go to Thokar Niaz Baig to enter the city.

He said traffic coming from Sialkot would also get benefit from the bypass which would put positive impact on traffic flow.

He said 60 per cent development funds had been released, adding the incumbent government was working on various development works as per its manifesto.

To another query, he said, it was illogical that health treatment of Nawaz Sharif
could not be carried out in the absence of Maryam Nawaz, adding that the matter was sub-judice so it was not appropriate to comment on it.

He said the PTI and its allies were on the same page and did not have any issue.
MNA Malik Karamat Khokhar, NHA Chairman Sikandar Qayyum and others were also present.
 
First time in this winter Khunjerab Pass road open for all kind of traffic.
Great Achievement

Photo credit :Atif Ali

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