Swabi: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has approved PKR 9.5 billion for reconstruction and expansion of 42-kilometre Swabi-Mardan Road, a news source reported. This will help overcome traffic problems in both the districts.
The single lane road would be expanded into double lanes to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
According to sources, the provincial minister for local government Shahram Khan Tarakai has been instrumental to the approval of funds. Reconstruction of the road has been a longstanding demand of the people of Swabi and Mardan. The reconstruction work of the project is expected to begin soon.
The current provincial government had promised to rebuild the road in Election 2018.
The road was first built three decades ago. It has also been repaired several times in the past by Frontier Highway Authority. However, none of the previous provincial governments had reconstructed and expanded it.
The completion of the project is expected to boost trade activities in Mardan, Swabi and Buner districts. It will also provide local businesses better access to Peshawar and other big cities.
