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ISLAMABAD, Jun 9 (APP):The allocation of National Highway Authority (NHA) in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2024-25 comprised 105 projects with a total allocation of Rs 161.264 billion, including 90 ongoing schemes worth Rs 149.28 billion and 15 new projects with Rs 11.98 billion.
According to the Economic Survey 2024-25 released on Monday by Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, the current NHA network includes 48 national highways, motorways and strategic roads with a total length of 14,480 kilometres.
The Survey noted that revised PC-1s of key road projects such as the Dalbandin-Ziarat-Balanosh road (Rs 16,070.756 million), Jhaljao-Bela road (Rs 11,118.123 million), and the Lowari Tunnel Project (Rs 37,333 million including FEC Rs 5,392 million) were processed during the fiscal year for approval by forums including ECNEC, CDWP and DDWP.
It added that projects for the widening of N-5, conversion of the Karachi-Hyderabad Super Highway into a 6-lane motorway (M-9), and the extension of Margalla Highway were also among the major proposals under consideration.
Other notable PC-1s included the construction of an interchange on Hazara Motorway to connect Abbottabad and Sherwan Road, the Hakla–D.I. Khan Motorway, an 8-lane overhead bridge at Imamia Colony Railway Crossing, the Lahore Bypass project, the NWFP Road Development and Sub-Regional Connectivity Project, and allied works of the Lowari Tunnel including electrical and mechanical installations.
The Survey highlighted that NHA continued to play a vital role in promoting regional connectivity and accelerating socio-economic development through sustainable road infrastructure.