National Highway Authority: Steps being taken to protect highways
The NHA has established weigh stations on its entire network to ensure load limits
ISLAMABAD:
The National Highway Authority (NHA) is taking concrete measures to control overloading in order to prevent its highways from being damaged. As part of such efforts, the NHA has established weigh stations on its entire network to ensure load limits as per the National Highway Safety Ordinance-2000, said an official of the ministry of communications. The official said that currently there were 96 operational weigh stations - both permanent and mobile - across National Highways and Motorways. In addition, he added the NHA was expanding establishment of weigh stations in a planned manner and in accordance with prioritised demands of the regions. The official revealed that NHA was considering a proposal to dualise Rajanpur-Taunsa Section of the Indus Highway.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 1st, 2016.
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