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US to Give peanuts To Mend Only 45 Kilometers of 2000 KM Road To Torkham Used for NATO Supply
PESHAWAR: United States will provide up to $70 million to support reconstruction of the Peshawar-Torkham Highway, which is used by NATO to supply its troops in Afghanistan.
According to a press statement by the US Consulate General in Peshawar, USAID Mission Director Jock Conly said, For centuries, the Peshawar to Torkham route has served as the most famous trade path between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Reconstruction of the highway will not only boost trade between these countries but also improve their economies by serving as the trade gateway to the Central Asian states, Conly said.
The project will be managed by FATA Secretariat and monitored by the National Highway Authority (NHA). The 46-kilometre road is part of Pakistans N-5 highway (Grand Trunk Road), which was built by Sher Shah of Sur in the 16th century and remains the shortest route to Afghanistan and the Central Asian states.
Most NATO supplies pass through the Torkham border crossing point and the current dilapidated condition of the road has slowed down the supplies. The current roads outdated design has sustained substantial wear. The new design will feature improved specifications that will widen the roadbed, straighten out sharp turns, and reduce steep gradients, the statement said.
The statement added that the plans also included rebuilding bridges and culverts to make it an all-weather road.
PESHAWAR: United States will provide up to $70 million to support reconstruction of the Peshawar-Torkham Highway, which is used by NATO to supply its troops in Afghanistan.
According to a press statement by the US Consulate General in Peshawar, USAID Mission Director Jock Conly said, For centuries, the Peshawar to Torkham route has served as the most famous trade path between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Reconstruction of the highway will not only boost trade between these countries but also improve their economies by serving as the trade gateway to the Central Asian states, Conly said.
The project will be managed by FATA Secretariat and monitored by the National Highway Authority (NHA). The 46-kilometre road is part of Pakistans N-5 highway (Grand Trunk Road), which was built by Sher Shah of Sur in the 16th century and remains the shortest route to Afghanistan and the Central Asian states.
Most NATO supplies pass through the Torkham border crossing point and the current dilapidated condition of the road has slowed down the supplies. The current roads outdated design has sustained substantial wear. The new design will feature improved specifications that will widen the roadbed, straighten out sharp turns, and reduce steep gradients, the statement said.
The statement added that the plans also included rebuilding bridges and culverts to make it an all-weather road.
