Islamabad (Urdu Point News Latest. July 16, 2020) Preparations for completion of Peshawar to Karachi Motorway, construction of 296 km long new motorway has been approved, the construction of the project will cost a total of Rs 165 billion, Rs 24 billion. Land purchased from, construction will begin soon. According to details, ECNEC approved four projects worth Rs 289 billion.
On Thursday, Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar tweeted at the ECNEC meeting that ECNEC had approved four projects worth Rs 289 billion. Asad Umar said that construction of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway has been approved at a cost of Rs. 165 billion under BOT. Land has been purchased for Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway at a cost of Rs. 24 billion. According to Asad Umar, Hoshab, Awaran, Khuzdar section of M8 highway will be approved, M8 will increase access to different parts of Balochistan, M8 will be an important source of trade from Gwadar to Central Pakistan in future, Chakdara to Swat Expressway. The Fatehpur section was also approved. The Swat Motorway Extension will reach Fatehpur from Chakdara, Saidu Sharif, Mingora, Matta and Khawaja Khel. The Swat Motorway Extension Project will play an important role in promoting tourism and trade.
According to Asad Umar, a plan to connect Khyber Agency with Khyber Pass Economic Corridor has also been approved. Will also match the location. It may be recalled that a few weeks ago, Chairman C-Pac Authority General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa had informed that construction of Sukkur to Hyderabad Motorway (M6) under C-Pac would start by the end of this year. With its completion, the travel time on the eastern route from Peshawar to Karachi Motorway will be reduced.
