Mansehra: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Azam Khan Swati on Sunday announced the government’s plan to build an interchange at Hazara Expressway in the Battal area – a news source reported.
Speaking at a gathering in the Harain area, the minister
informed the crowd that the government had been working to build an interchange
at the Hazara Expressway in response to the several complaints they received
from the locals regarding the situation.
Previously, the locals had held rallies on the matter, demanding that the authorities concerned build an interchange to link Oghi and upper parts of the district to the Hazara Expressway.
Minister Swati further announced that the tail end of the Hazara
Expressway in Thakot had nearly been completed. He added that once the project is developed
completely, it is expected to bring economic and social change in the lives of the
local population, and contribute to the country’s development.
A 47-km patch of the 59-km expressway between the Burhan and
Shah Maqsood Interchange has been operational since December 2018. The work on
the remaining part of the project is currently under development and is
expected to be finished soon.
