*ISLAMABAD – Sixty percent work on the construction of Dera IsmailKhan-Hakla Motorway has been completed, Radio Pakistan reported.*
According to details, the 285-kilometer-long motorway is part of ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
It will be completed at a cost of 129 billion rupees by December this year.
For ensuring timely completion of the project, Hakla- DI Khan Motorway hasbeen divided in five sections.
Upon completion, the motorway will boost trade and business activities inKhyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan.
Few days earlier, Provincial Minister for Communication and Works AkbarAyub Khan said Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to inaugurate Swatmotorway on 25th of next month.
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The work on the construction of 81 kilometer-long Swat Motorway will becompleted by the month of May, at a cost of 34 billion rupees.
He said motorway has been linked with Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway at KarnalSher Khan Interchange near Swabi.
Swat Motorway will boost tourism, trade and economic activities in Malakandand Mardan divisions, the minister added.
