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Latest News - August 2, 2019

Construction on Huavwlian-Thakot Motorway to be concluded by Feb 2020

Minister for Communications Murad Saeed briefed that construction on Havelian to Thakot motorway will be completed by February 2020. And the affected 66 villages damaged due to the activity of construction machinery. National Highway Authority (NHA) has founded the Highway Research and Training Centre in Burhan to conduct advanced research, training on development and launch of the state of the art technology in building roads. The Chinese Ministry of Transports and Pakistan’s ministry of Communications have already a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for collaboration in road engineering in May 2017. The five-year action plan between China and NHA encompasses cooperation on joint technical research and training.

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Communications Murad Saeed Thursday said Havelian to Thakot Motorway would be completed in February 2020 while the roads of 66 adjacent villages damaged due to the movement of heavy machinery for construction of the motorway would be repaired by the contractor.

Answering the question of Saleh Muhammad in the National Assembly, he said the contractor was bound to repair the damaged roads as per contract.

He said the government has devised a policy to avoid such damaging of roads especially after completion no one will be allowed to damage the road.

He said the National Highway Authority (NHA) has established a Highway Research and Training Centre in Burhan to carry out advanced research, training on development and introduction of new technologies in construction of roads.

A memorandum of understanding on cooperation in highway engineering between the ministry of transports of China and the ministry of Communications of Pakistan had already signed in May 2017.

The NHA and China have signed a five year action plan for technical cooperation on highways between China and Pakistan including the joint research and technical seminars, formulation of road standards and talent training and degree education.

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