Rehabilitation Of N-80 Being Done In Small Packages

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Nov, 2020 ) :Rehabilitation of 146 km Rawalpindi-Kohat Highway (N-80) is being done by National Highway Authority but due to financial constraints, work has been taken up in small packages.

An official of NHA told APP on Friday that under Annual Maintenance Plan (AMP), work is being carried out in small sections due to financial constraints. It is pertinent to mention here that in previous AMP, road section from its starting point at Tarnol to 59 kilometer has been improved through Periodic Maintenance & Rehabilitation schemes and thus the road is in quite better condition.

He said from 97km onwards, the road has already been taken up for dualization under project for the CPEC Link road. However, allocations have been made in AMP 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-20 for repair and improvement of road stretches from Km 59 onwards.

He said that Rs 234.504 million have been allocated for Khunda -Talhi Adda & Jand City portion and the project is under procurement.

He said that for five km portion from Talhi Adda � Mithial, Rs134 million have been allocated and work is in progress .For 5 km Mithial- Pind Sultani section, Rs132.708 million have been earmarked and it is under procurement stage.

The official said that for three km portion near Pind Sultani Rs81.154 million have been earmarked and its work is in progress. Three km Pind Sultani � Rangli section has construction cost of Rs82.95 million and it is under procurement. Thirteen km Rangli � Jand section has construction cost of Rs350.835 million and it is under award process.

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