Gojra-Shorkot Motorway Completed, Likely To Be Operational Soon

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st Oct, 2018 ) :Sixty-two kilometre Gojra-Shorkot section of Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway (M-4)�has been completed and National Highway Authority (NHA) is likely to open it in coming few weeks.

� � �An official of NHA told APP on Wednesday that the project is ready and would be opened to traffic upon deployment of Motorway Police.

He with its completion, out of five, four sections of the M-4 would become operational, leaving behind only Shorkot-Khanewal section which would also become operation by year end.

� � He said for ensuring timely completion, Gojra-Shorkot section has been divided in two construction packages.

Its first package comprising 31 km Gojra-Jamani section has cost Rs8.35 billion and work on the package has been carried out by M/s Xinjiang Beixin China along with consultants M/S Renardet SA Switzerland.

� � The 31 km Jamani-Shorkot section costing Rs8.83 billion has been constructed by M/S China Railways 1ST Group and its consultant firm is M/S Renardet SA Switzerland.

� � To a question, the official said that the completion of Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway (M-4) will improve Pakistan's vital north-south road network, promote economic growth, create employment opportunities and ensure regional connectivity.