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Raikot-Islamabad highway construction NHA’s priority

Sunday, July 13, 2014 – Islamabad—National Highway Authority (NHA) will build 487 km Raikot-Islamabad Highway on priority basis as it forms part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
This highway is also important because four new dams close to this highway namely; Thakot, Pattan,Dassu and Diamer Basha have also been planned.
He said that these dams will help the country overcome its power shortage,an official of the NHA informed APP.
Highlighting the significance of the said project, the official said that the present government was putting special emphasis on China-Pak Economic Corridor so that trade ties with China and Central States could be further strengthened and the region could witness rapid economic growth and prosperity.
He said that Raikot-Islamabad Highway will start off from Pak-China border and will connect to the existing Karakoram Highway and reach Islamabad and will be further extended to Gwadar in the near future.
The realignment of the 24 kilometers of the existing Karakoram Highway was also part of this project, and this highway will be 2-lane from Khanjrab to Mansehra, 4-lane from Mansehra to Islamabad and 6-lane from Islamabad to Gwadar. To accommodate the four proposed dams along this highway, the National Highway Authority plans to reconstruct 230 kilometers of the Karakoram highway under the new design.

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