Shorkot-Khanewal Section Of M-4 Likely To Become Functional By Year End

Faizan Hashmi Published October 15, 2018 | 06:03 PM

Construction work of 65 kilometre Shorkot-Khanewal section of Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway (M-4) is nearing completion and it is expected that the project would be completed in December this year.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Oct, 2018 ) :Construction work of 65 kilometre Shorkot-Khanewal section of Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway (M-4) is nearing completion and it is expected that the project would be completed in December this year.

On its completion 293-km M-4 will open up a new era of economic development in the country and boost regional, social and economic activities to help promote local industry as well, an official of the National Highway Authority (NHA) told APP on Monday.

He said the project will cut down travel time between Pindi Bhattian and Multan to about two and a half hours.

The M-4 is considered to be the backbone for the development of the northern and southern districts of the country,he remarked.

He said that for ensuring timely completion of the Shorkot-Khanewal project , the section has been divided in two portion including 31 km Shorkot-Dinpur section and 34 km Dinpur- Khanewal section.

He said that the cost of the project is estimated at Rs 22 billion and it is worth a mention of three sections of the Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway (M-4) have already been completed which arefully functional.

The functional sections of the M-4 include 53 km Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad, 58 km Faisalabad-Gojra,57 km Khanewal-Multan sections.