Remaining 12-km Portion Of Hazara Motorway To Become Operational By October

The remaining 12km under-construction section of Hazara Motorway is nearing completion and it will likely be opened for traffic by October this year.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st Aug, 2018 ) :The remaining 12km under-construction section of Hazara Motorway is nearing completion and it will likely be opened for traffic by October this year.

Talking to APP on Wednesday, National Highway Authority (NHA) spokesman Kashif Zaman said after completion of this portion, the Hazara Motorway would become fully operational and provide a modern six-lane road facility to the people of Havelian, Abbottabad, Mansehra and adjoining areas.

It is worth a mention that 47km section of the Hassanabdal-Havelian Motorway, commonly known as the Hazara Motorway, was opened for traffic from Burhan to Shah Maqsood interchange in December last year.

For timely construction of the motorway, it was divided into three packages out of which two packages were completed last year, but the third was delayed due to difficult terrain.

The NHA spokesman said total length of the Hazara Motorway from Hassanabdal to Havelian is 59.1 kilometres. The project has five interchanges with toll plazas at entrance and exit points.