The complete 59-kilometre Hazara motorway (E-35) is expected to be operational by the end of December 2018. The 47-km section of the Hassanabdal-Havelian Motorway from Burhan to Shah Maqsood Interchange has already been opened for traffic in December last year. The remaining 12-km section of Hazara Motorway from Shah Maqsood Interchange to Havelian Interchange will be opened for traffic by the end of December. After completion the Motorway will provide a modern six-lane road facility to the people of Havelian, Abbottabad, Mansehra and adjoining areas.
The 59-kilometre 6-lane fenced motorway will reduce the travelling time from Islamabad to Havelian to just 30 minutes. It will also make access easier to the Havelian Dry Port project. Burhan Interchange on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M-1) is Hazara Motorway’s starting point. It has three sections; from Hasanabdal to Jarikas, from Jarikas to Serai Saleh; and from Serai Saleh to Havelian. The expressway has 44 flyovers and bridges, 29 underpasses and 163 box culverts.
The hazara motorway project was divided into three packages. The package-1 (Burhan-Jarikas 20.3-km) was awarded to M/S China Gezhouba Group Company and Ghulam Rasool Company as joint venture with bid amount of Rs 7.376 billion. The package-2 (Jarikas-Serai Saleh, 19.2-km) was awarded to M/S China Gezhouba Group Company and AM Associates on JV with bid amount of Rs 6.775 billion. Both packages were scheduled to be completed by March 2017. The third package (Serai Slaeh-Havelian 20.02-km) was awarded to M/S Limak-ZKB (JV) with bid amount of Rs 8.188 billion and this package was scheduled to be completed by December 2017
