Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lt-Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Saturday said that the construction work on Mansehra-Thakot motorway has been completed.
Bajwa, in a tweet, said the motorway would be open for traffic very soon.
Mansehra- Thakot Motorway construction work by NHA/ Ministry of Communication completed and will be open for traffic very soon. Most amazing drive it will be. #cpec #pakistanmakingprogress pic.twitter.com/NmtVtNGZSm
— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) July 25, 2020
Mansehra-Thahkot is part of the Hazara motorway that is a 180-kilometre controlled-access motorway linking the Burhan Interchange near Hasan Abdal with Haripur, Havelian, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Shinkiari, Battagram, and Thakot in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
Burhan-Mansehra section was already open for traffic.
Talking about CPEC in an interview earlier, Bajwa said that the situation in the region was getting better and the country was in a position to take advantage of it, adding that the work on the mega project was in full swing and the direction "very clear".
The CPEC Authority chairman said that Pakistan has formed the authority with the intention of providing “one window operation” not only to foreign but local investors.
"Prime Minister [Imran Khan] has said that CPEC is a game changer for Pakistan. He asked me to ensure that the work on it doesn't get slowed down and also allowed me to approach directly to him to get rid of any bottlenecks," he said and added that the authority was in touch with relevant ministries as well as provinces.
Lt-Gen (retd) Asim said Pakistan's political and military leadership were on the same page on CPEC.
In a tweet a few days ago, he also said the bidding process for a section of the corridor project’s western route, Zhob-Kuchlak (Quetta) road, is underway.
“Balochistan people direly need the project that would open the doors of socio economic development in the province.”
As per the plan, the SAPM added that Chinese funding for Dera Ismail Khan-Zhob section of CPEC Western Route is being processed to be incorporated in the upcoming meeting of Joint Coordination Committee of CPEC.
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