NHA briefs PM about CPEC, projects
Chairman National Highway Authority (NHA) Shahid Ashraf Tarar briefed the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on strategically important projects including China – Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Peshawar – Karachi Motorway.
Prime Minister chaired a high level meeting wherein he was briefed about various road connectivity projects undertaken by NHA here on Friday.
In the meeting, Chairman NHA briefed that 39 highways, motorways, expressways and strategic roads with a total length of 12,131 km are being operated and maintained by NHA at present which makes 4.6% of total national road network but it carries 80% of passenger and 65% of freight traffic in the country.
During the briefing, Tarar said that one of the most significant aspects of the CPEC project is construction of a modern infrastructure that will allow the link between Khunjerab Pass and Gwadar. This entails high strategic value, linking Khunjerab to Burhan with a 784 km of Karakoram Highway (KKH), out of which 335 km from Khunjerab to Raikot has already been constructed in a short span of time.
Chairman NHA added that construction of the Western Route of the CPEC is among the top priorities of the government due to enormous economic benefits. The meeting was informed that timely construction of Peshawar – Karachi Motorway (1158 km) is another priority project.
The meeting was also attended by Federal Minister Hafiz Abdul Karim, Minister of State Muhammad Junaid Anwaar Chaudhry and other senior officials.
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