Besham to Khazkhela: Work on expressway to start after feasibility report is received

Minister apprises Senate during question hour of project status

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Aftab Ahmed Sheikh apprised the Senate that construction work on Besham to Khazkhela Expressway would be started once its feasibility report is received.

In response to various questions during question hour, the minister said that the prime minister during his visit to Swat in May 2015 had announced the construction of the Expressway.



An amount of Rs50 million was earmarked for conducting the feasibility study of the project in PSDP-2016-17, he said.

Sheikh informed that the National Highway Authority had awarded the contract for conducting the feasibility study on March 16, 2017.

The procurement of works process would be initiated after the approval of PC-I by the government, he added. Responding to another question, the minister said there was no proposal under consideration to shift back Sangjani Toll Plaza at its old place as the collection of revenue at the current location was satisfactory.

“There was no development work in sector D-17 when the Toll Plaza was shifted.”



The construction work of Loralai Bypass would be started after finalisation of the alignment, completion of cost estimate, design drawing, tendering and award process.

Design consultants had been hired and survey for alignment was in progress, the minister added.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 16^th, 2017.

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