PESHAWAR: The KP government to inaugurate next week Swat Expressway whichhelps cut down the journey time from Col Sher Khan interchange to theKatlang interchange to just 45 minutes.

This was announced in a statement issued by the K-P Information Departmenton Friday. The statement said that a 50 kilometre-long section of theExpressway from Colonel Sher Khan Interchange to Katlang interchange willbe opened for traffic on Monday. The remaining 30 kilometres of theExpressway is expected to be completed and opened by December 2018.

The government believes that more than 18,000 vehicles will ply this routeon a daily basis.

The government, in its statement, said that it hopes the expressway willprove to be a game-changer for the province, generating not only immediatebenefits but will also provide tremendous prospects for development oftransport, communication and tourism in the province.

The motorway is being built by the provincial government under thePublic-Private Partnership Act 2014 and is expected to cost an estimatedRs38 billion.