The Executive Board of the National Highways Authority (NHA) has recommended several projects to the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for approval.
At a recent meeting of the executive board, which was presided over by Chairman NHA Arshad Majeed Mohmand the board approved numerous projects to ECNEC including the PC-I (Land Acquisition) of China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) KKH Phase-II (Thakot to Raikot) at a cost of Rs4.133 billion. The total length of the project is 241km.
During the meeting the board also recommended the PC-I for Construction of Motorway from Ghulam Khan to Esa Khel (165.410 km) at a cost of Rs117.469 billion for approval. The NHA Executive Board also recommended the PC-I Construction Quetta–Dhadar Section of N-65 (110.256 km)” at a cost of Rs55.379 billion for approval of CDWP/ECNEC.
The board also recommended PC-I of Electrical & Mechanical (E&M) works, operational buildings, bridges of Access Roads (PKG-II) and pending liability of Lowari Tunnel Project amounting to Rs37.257 billion for approval of CDWP/ECNEC.
With time the road connectivity in the country has become immensely important. Where higher use some roads need to be improved as well. In this regard NHA has recommended the PC-I for Dualisation and Strengthening of Dhadar–Jacobabad Section of N–65 (188 km) at a cost of Rs50,824.93 million for approval of ECNEC. Moreover the PC-I for Construction of Kharan–Basima Highway (123 km) at a cost of Rs63.400 billion has also been recomended for approval of CDWP/ ECNEC. The NHA Executive Board recommended the has also recommended the PC-I for Construction of Wangu Hill Tunnel on M-8 (22 km) at a cost of Rs62,258.408 million for approval of CDWP/ ECNEC.
