Islamabad: The National Highway Authority (NHA) on Wednesday (February 19) organized a Road Show at its head office in a bid to attract foreign investment for its estimated PKR 204 billion Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6) project — with the venture a critical component of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to news sources.
According to the NHA’s proposed
timeline, the project is to be completed in 30 months with a construction
budget of PKR 175 billion and is expected to be integrated with the Intelligent
Transport System (ITS).
Previously, in a Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) meeting held under the Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, it was decided that a private party would fund the construction of the M-6 and transfer it back to the NHA after the defined concession period expires.
Chairman
NHA Captain Sikandar Qayyum
(retired)
said in his address that Prime Minister Imran Khan was striving hard to provide
the concrete infrastructure that will lead to the country’s economic uplift. He
further revealed that the Peshawar-Karachi Motorway had been completed, except for
this 306-kilometre-long M-6 section; with the segment containing 14
interchanges, one bridge, six flyovers, ten service stations and 12 rest areas.
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