National Highway Authority (NHA) has proposed over Rs 326 billion for 14 China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) related road projects in the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2018-19. The NHA has proposed a total of Rs 823.13 billion for 103 ongoing and new projects in PSDP 2018-19 including Rs 471.62 billion local and Rs 351.5 billion foreign components.
The NHA has proposed over Rs 210 billion foreign and Rs 116 billion local components for CPEC-related 14 projects. The government earmarked Rs 326.25 billion for NHA in the PSDP 2017-18 of which Rs 151.81 billion have been released so far. The NHA proposed Rs 7.5 billion for Basima-Khuzdar (106km) road project in PSDP 2018-19. The project has been approved under the CPEC and implementation mechanism is going on. Furthermore, Rs 10.55 billion have been proposed for construction of 59.1km Burhan-Havelian Expressway (CPEC).
The Authority has proposed Rs 43.36 billion for construction of Hakla on M-1 to Yarik DI Khan Motorway (CPEC) where 25 percent physical progress has been achieved so far. The NHA has proposed Rs 30.19 billion for dualization of Yarik-Mughalkot-Zhob section of N-50 (210km) western alignment including Zhob Bypass and land acquisition. The project has been approved in the CPEC framework and implementation mechanism is under consideration.
Furthermore, Rs 9.526 billion have been proposed in the PSDP 2018-19 for improvement and widening of Jaglot-Skardu Road (CPEC) where 5 percent physical progress has so far been achieved. The NHA has proposed Rs 4.57 billion for compensation of land acquisition-affected properties for construction of Burhan-Hakla to DI Khan Motorway (CPEC) where 90 percent physical progress has been reported. The Authority has proposed Rs 121.88 billion for 387km Multan-Sukkur section (CPEC), including Rs 115.79 billion of foreign aid. About 35 percent physical progress has been reported on the project so far.
The NHA has proposed Rs 54.58 billion for construction of 118km Thakot to Havelian (CPEC) including Rs 51.855 billion of foreign aid where 34 percent physical progress has been claimed. Furthermore, Rs 2.46 billion have been proposed for land acquisition of Thakot to Havelian (CPEC) where 94 percent physical progress has been reported so far.
The Authority has proposed Rs 8.25 billion for up-gradation/ dualization of motorway link from Kohat via Jhand (CPEC). Furthermore, Rs 13.188 billion have been proposed in the PSDP 2018-19 for Zhob to Kuchlak road, including land acquisition, as the project is currently at the feasibility stage. The NHA has proposed Rs 22.045 billion for Karachi-Lahore Motorway (land) CPEC. Lahore-Abdul Hakeem and Multan-Sukkur portions have been completed while Sukkur-Hyderabad is under process.
The NHA has proposed Rs 5 billion for Mirpur-Mangla-Muzaffarabad-Mansehra Road (CPEC). The PC-1 of the project has been submitted to Planning Commission. The Authority has proposed Rs 1 billion in the PSDP 2018-19 for Gilgit-Shandoor-Chitral-Chakdara Road (CPEC), and PC-1 of the project has been submitted to the Planning Commission.
