Chitral valley: Lowari tunnel to be completed by 2017
Completion date of Lowari road tunnel extended due to inadequate funds
ISLAMABAD:
Work on Lowari road tunnel project on the Nowshehra-Chitral Highway (N-45) is likely to be completed by October 2017 subject to availability of adequate funds, according to an official. He said the work was envisaged to be completed by September 2008 but its completion period was extended after its conversion to a road tunnel. The total allocation as per revised PC-1 of the Lowari tunnel was Rs18.13 billion, out of which Rs8.3 billion has been incurred so far. Widening of 4,150 metres has been achieved out of a total of 8,510. The tunnel will reduce the current 14-hour drive from Chitral to Peshawar by an estimated 50%. Moreover, Chitral remains virtually inaccessible during the winter, the tunnel will also facilitate all-weather transportation. A South Korean construction company, SAMBU JV, has been assigned work on the tunnel. This project is located in NWFP and in North East part of the province.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 23rd, 2014.
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