Islamabad: National Highway Authority (NHA) has requested more than PKR 790 billion for repair and construction of highways from the federal government, according to a news report. NHA has planned work on constructing a number of highways along the routes of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the year 2018-19.
NHA would work on more than hundred such projects next year. 48 of these are ongoing projects. while 12 are new; another 40 have been sent with recommendations to be added to the Federal Development Program. The NHA has requested more than PKR 26 billion for the 12 new projects, PKR 620 billion for the 48 ongoing projects, and PKR 143 billion for the proposed projects.
