Communication
The People’s Government is cognizant of the importance of communication sector
and as such has allocated sufficient funds for the ongoing projects. The
National Highway Authority has completed 46 projects during the last four years
at a cost of Rs.78 billion. A sum of 245 billion rupees has been allocated to a
similar number of projects having road length of 2985 KM.
The projects include
improvement and extension of Motorways/Expressways and Highways, Gwadar linkages
and up-gradation of KKH inclusive of a number of bridges, flyovers and
interchanges etc thus creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs.
NHA is
constructing 12 major river bridges on the directive of Government of Pakistan.
These include:
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Bridge
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River
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a.
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Head Muhammadwala (Completed)
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Chenab
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b.
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Chund (Completed)
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Chenab
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c.
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Sultan Bahoo (Shorkot-Garh Maharaja)
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Chenab
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d.
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Shershah (Completed)
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Chenab
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e.
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Baba Farid (Completed)
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Sutlej
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f.
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Moosa Pak Shaheed (Tarapp) (Completed)
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Sutlej
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g.
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Noori Badshah (Tarapp) (Completed)
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Soan
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h.
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Nishtar Ghat (Ongoing)
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Indus
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i.
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Larkana-Khairpur (Completed)
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Indus
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j.
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Qazi Ahmed-Amri (Ongoing)
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Indus
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k.
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Thakot (Completed)
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Indus
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l.
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Khushal Garh Bridge (Ongoing)
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Indus
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Besides NHA has planned to construct the following major bridges:
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Bridge across River Ravi (Syedwala)
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Bridge across River Ravi at Sidhnai (M-4)
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Bridge across River Ravi (Sandhilianwali Wali)
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Bridge across River Sutlej (Chistian-Burewala)
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Bridge across River Jehlum (Nizampur-Victoria)
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Bridge across River Indus (Jheruk-Mullah Katiar)
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Bridge across River Indus (Kandhkot-Ghotki)
National Highway Improvement Programme
National Highways (N-5) is the major artery, linking the three provinces
KPK, Punjab and Sindh catering for the 65% of goods transportation and
passengers traffic and 80% overall economic activities. The Improvement programe
of National Highways has been undertaken in collaboration with World Bank at a
cost of 29.1 billion covering 866.45 KM.
Floods of 2010 devastated the communication network throughout Pakistan
damaging roads, bridges, culverts, retraining walls, causeway etc. 738 KM road
and 48 bridges were damaged. NHA carried out restoration work on war footing.
Motorway and Highway Police
The Motorway Police covers 2493 KMs of Motorway and Highway and has
proved to be an efficient law enforcing agency that is being extended to all
federally constructed roads.
The Motorway Police besides enforcement is also conducting social service
like Polio Vaccination and reunion of lost and stranded children.
They are being given basic /in service training in National Highway &
Motorway Police College, in modern curriculae of the International Standard.
National Training and Research Centre
(NTRC)
NTRC was set up to optimize the revenue for National Highway Authority
Toll Plazas and as a result the revenue has increased to Rs.11 billion. It is
also drafting the National Transport Policy and conducting research on cross
border traffic at Torkham and Wagha.
For more detail please visit: http://www.nha.gov.pk
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