NHA Provides Updates on Ongoing Motorway Developments

[LRE-Azan]

NHA Provides Updates on Ongoing Motorway Developments

Islamabad: The National Highway Authority (NHA) team delivered a comprehensive presentation to the Senate Standing Committee on Communications regarding motorways currently under construction. This information was reported by a credible source on September 20.

According to the details provided, a meeting chaired by Communications Minister Shahid Ashraf Tarar, in the presence of NHA Secretary Communications & Chairman Muhammad Khurram Agha, took place. During the meeting, progress updates were shared for the Sialkot-Kharian Motorway and Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway projects.

Regarding the Sialkot-Kharian Motorway project, it was revealed that the initiative commenced in October 2022. To date, 50% of the alignment has been handed over to the Concessionaire. The project's advancement has been impressive, with approximately 45% completion achieved on the portion that has been handed over, including significant progress in constructing key infrastructure.

Shifting the focus to the Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway project, it was disclosed that the revocable Letter of Intent, initially granted to the top-ranked bidder, M/s Techno-Matracon JV in collaboration with Power China Chengdu, has been rescinded. This decision was made due to the bidder's inability to provide substantiated evidence that M/s Power China Chengdu was the lead EPC Constructor, as indicated in their bid.