NHA Completed Seven Highway Projects Last Year

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th May, 2017 ) : National Highway Authority (NHA) completed construction work of 7 highway projects in 2016. National Highway Authority (NHA) spokesman Kashif Zaman told on Monday that Rs18.6 billion were spent on the completion of Basima-Nag-Panjgoor-Hoshab Highway (N-85).

Work on the project started in 2007 and it was completed after nine years in December 2016. He said that balance work of 193 km Gwadar-Hoshab section of M-8 was completed in February 2016 at the cost of Rs13 billion.

Moreover, remaining work of 111 km Kalat-Quetta-Chaman was completed in December 2016 at the cost of Rs6 billion, he added.

Another important project completed during last year was 144 km Raikot-Thakot section of Karakoram Highway which cost Rs6.3 billion, the NHA spokesman said.

Jalkhad-Chilas section of N-15, he said was completed in June last year at the cost of Rs3.75 billion and its length was 71.5 kilometres. Sultan Bahu Bridge on River Chenab was completed in June 2016 at the cost of Rs4.3 billion, he said adding that 197 km Sehwan- Rattodero section of Indus Highway was upgraded in December 2016 at the cost of over Rs 14 billion.