ISLAMABAD – Three mega projects under China Pakistan Economic CorridorProject (CPEC) are ready for inauguration, National Highway Authority hasrevealed.
A total of three motorway projects, being executed as part of ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), are almost ready for their opening butthe National Highway Authority has yet to decide about their final dates ofinauguration.
These projects include 392km long Multan-Sukhar Motorway (M-5), 54km longpackage-I and 14km long package 2-D of Hakla-D.I Khan Motorway and a 40kmlong section of Thakot-Havelian expressway.
These CPEC projects link in additionto several others were started by the previous government of PakistanMuslim League-Nawaz out of which the aforementioned projects are almostready and now the NHA will take the final decision about their opening.
However, sources informed that the NHA management is uncertain about thelevel of inauguration ceremonies for these important projects.
When contacted, Member Engineering Coordination Arbab Ali Dakan confirmedthat these projects will be ready in the month of August and it can beopened for general public.
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The projects include 392km long Multan-Sukhar Motorway, 68km long Hakla-DIKhan Motorway and 40km long section of Thakot-Havelian expressway
The Multan-Sukhar Motorway (M-5) is a part of the country’sPeshawar-Karachi Motorway and its total cost is around Rs.294 billion,which was provided by the China EXIM Bank under the CPEC. The said projectis ready and now NHA is doing codal formalities to take over the projectfrom the contractor.
The construction of Hakla-D.I Khan Motorway project is part of the westernalignment of CPEC and this four-lane 285-kilometre north-south motorwaystarts from the Hakla on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway, near Fateh Janginterchange and ends at Yarik near Dera Ismail Khan.
