Islamabad: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday (January 25) approved the PKR 108.5 billion Kharian-Rawalpindi motorway project, news sources reported. The initiative will be considered further by the National Economic Council’s Executive Committee (ECNEC) before the start of work.
According to reports, Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) would construct the 117.20-kilometre-long access-controlled road based on the National Highway Authority (NHA) plan. As per Project Concept-1 (PC-1), the motorway runs parallel to the N-5, going through the populated regions of Jhelum, Mangla, Dina, Sohawa, Gujar Khan, and Mandra before ending at Rawat at T-Chowk (Junction of Islamabad Expressway with N-5). Considering traffic volumes, the motorway is built as a 4-lane access controlled facility that will be extended to 6-lanes as required by Level of Service (LOS). It will integrate an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) to make driving safer and more efficient. The alignment/route of the Motorway facility is chosen with future connection to other planned facilities or expansions in mind.
Moreover, CDWP approved the following project as well: PKR 8.5 billion for the Punjab Tourism for Economic Growth Project (PTEGP) PKR 2.5 billion for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Spending Effectively for Enhanced Development (SPEED) (IDA Assisted) PKR 1.8 billion for the up-gradation of University College of Engineering & Technology (UET) Mirpur into Mirpur University of Science & Technology (US&T), Mirpur (Prime Minister of Pakistan Directive)
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