Islamabad: The National Highway Authority (NHA) recently launched a Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping survey to register businesses located in the Right of Way (ROW) of the NHA and increase the authority’s revenue inflows, a news source reported.
Through this project, NHA will develop a geodatabase of its network across the country, including commercial amenities and utilities, in three phases. The phase-1 of the project was completed in November 2019 and included the data compilation of commercial amenities on the Karachi-Multan-Lahore-Peshawar National Highway. The GIS survey of the N-5 pilot section from Rawalpindi Soan Bridge to Kharian has also been completed.
The phase-11 of the project involves verification of amenities on Indus Highway (N-55), Hassanabdal-Thakot-Khujerab (N-35), Larkana-Kamber-Shahdakot (N-455), Ratodero-Naudero Road (N-655), and Larkana-Naudero-Lakhi Road (N-105). The phase-2 of the project is currently in progress.
The phase-111 includes GIS survey of Lakpass-Taftan Highway (N-40), Karachi-Qalat-Quetta-Chaman, Makran-Coastal Highway, Multan-Dera Ghazi Khan-Qila Saifullah (N-70), Sukkur-Sibbi-Quetta Highway (N-65), Hyderabad-Khokhrapar (N-120), Gharo-Keti Bandar (N-110), Larkana-Nasirabad (N-255), and Sakrand-Shaheed Benazirabad (N-305) will be completed till May 2020. It is expected that NHA revenue would increase after the completion of the mapping survey.
