Hazara Motorway to be completed by May 2019

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Better roads lead to better transportation activity in the country, which also affects the overall economy of the country as well. So, that’s why governments around the globe make efforts to enhance the road infrastructure of their country. In Pakistan also,  a great deal of progress has been done in this regard, and now again, the last remaining section of the Hazara Motorway which is 12km long would be opened to the public in May.

An official of National Highway Authority (NHA) while talking to media said that the remaining part of the six-lane motorway would be completed by May next year. The project was divided into three parts, two sections of the motorway were completed and opened for the public last year. The authorities opened 47km long section of Hazara Motorway previous year. It covered the areas from Burhan to Shah Maqsood interchange.

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The project comprises of five interchanges and many toll plazas. Moreover, previously the motorway in the said area had only two-lanes.

Furthermore, at the start of this month, the ground-breaking ceremony of Pindi-Kahuta road project was held. PM Khaqan Abbasi himself inaugurated the project.

It is important to mention here that the total estimated cost of this four-lane project is set at Rs12.5 billion. PM at the ground-breaking ceremony said that this four-lane project is need of the hour and will bring great comfort to the people of the area. The fast lane will also connect the capital and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It was briefed during the meeting that the 28-km long road project would be completed by May next year. A total of 14,000 commuters will use the road per day.

Aside from the new routes of the motorways being introduced by the government all over the country, the Orange Line Metro Project by Punjab Government is also almost complete and would soon be operational.

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