ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan today (Monday) afternoon is inaugurating the 39.3 km Havelian-Mansehra section of the118-km-long Havelian-Thakot motorway project, which will reduce the travel time by up to 2.5 hours between Islamabad and Mansehra.
The four-lane controlled access motorway is part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project and will serve as main route for the commercial traffic
between two countries.
According to statistics of National Highway Authority, the average daily traffic is estimated at 10,000 vehicles per day during the current year, and around 21,000
and 28,000 vehicles per day in years 2024 and 2029, respectively.
The Havelian-Mansehra section has two tunnels including 2.13 km Twin Tube, 47 bridges of 7.91 km, nine fly-overs, 143 underpasses and culverts, four toll plazas
and one service area.
The section has three interchanges at Havelian, Abbottabad and Mansehra.
As an access route towards Naran Valley and Gilgit-Baltistan, the facility is
expected to boost tourism activity in the area.