PESHAWAR: Even as the PTI berated similar projects undertaken by the rival PML-N, the former’s provincial chief minister on Monday inaugurated a section of the Swat Motorway at Zulam Kot near Chakdara, hoping that the project will bring about a revolution in the entire division.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Tuesday cut the ceremonial tape on the south tunnel of the Swat Motorway at Zulam Kot near Chakdara during a day-long visit to his native area.
Work on the 80-kilometre-long, Rs34 billion project had been started during the tenure of the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government with the project, along with the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Peshawar, its two flagship projects.
Work on a 50 kilometre-stretch of the road in Katlang area of Mardan had been completed and it is expected that by December, the road will be built up to Chakdara and opened for traffic.
Mr.Mehmood Khan ( CM KP ) visits 80 km Swat Motorway and ignited final blast of second Tube Tunnel on September 17th, 2018 .
He checked the progress of the aforementioned project where he was briefed by FWO officials , managing director PKHA and Project Director Swat Motorway.completion Dec 2018