Over 20 Pc Progress Of Sukkur-Multan Motorway Achieved So Far

ISLAMABAD, Aug 2 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 02nd Aug, 2017 ) : Construction work of Sukkur-Multan Motorway, a part of 1,152 kilometer Karachi-Lahore is going on smoothly and over 20 per cent progress of the project has been achieved.

National Highway Authority (NHA) spokesman Kashif Zaman Wednesday told APP that the 393 km six-lane Sukkur-Multan Motorway is part of the eastern route of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and will be completed in 2019.

Sukkur-Multan Motorway starts at Sukkur and terminates at Multan after passing through Pano Akil, Ubauro, Ahmed East, Pirwala, Jalalpur, and 54 bridges would be built on the motorway, including a big one over river Sutlej.

The Sukkur-Multan project includes 12 service areas, 10 rest areas, 11 interchanges, 10 flyovers and 426 underpasses and it will provide high speed transport services between Sindh and Punjab. The contract is being prepared by M/s China State Construction Engineering Corporation with the funding coming from the Chinese government.

With the completion of this project quality of life of the people in the area will be improved and trade through this route will be improved.