Islamabad: According to news reports, the National Highway Authority (NHA) Executive Board has sanctioned the Muzaffarabad-Mansehra Link Road Project Concept-1 (PC-1) at the cost of PKR 44.72 billion. The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) and the National Economic Council’s Executive Committee will approve the initiative in its entirety (ECNEC).
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According to reports, NHA Chairman Capt. (Retd.) Muhammad Khurram Agha presided over the board meeting, which authorized the 26.6-kilometer project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
In addition, the board approved several other road infrastructure projects, including the 81-kilometer Shounter (Kel) to Rattu (Gorikot) Road cost PKR 61.162 billion PC-1.PKR. The 69.7-kilometer Sui – Kashmore Highway has a total of 28.396 billion PC-1.”M/s Zeeruk International (Pvt.) Ltd. in JV with M/s Associated Consulting Engineers-ACE Ltd., M/s Prime Engineering & Testing Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd. and M/s Effective Engineering Expertise (Pvt.) Ltd.” has been awarded a PKR 506 million consulting company agreement for construction supervision and review process of the Hoshab-Awaran-Khuzdar; Section of M-8 Project and Section-2 (168).
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The board has approved M/s RMC-CLIC JV’s request to extend the Peshawar Northern Bypass (Package-II) construction schedule to October 2022, at a cost increase of PKR 526.5 million. Work on a route connecting the CPEC Interchange and the Karakoram Highway has begun. A few adjustments to the second revised version also were authorized by the board.
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