A 24-member delegation of the China Highway & Transportation Society led by its Secretary General Liu Wenjie visited the National Highway Authority (NHA) head office here on Tuesday. The delegation is visiting the selected countries along the ancient Silk Road. NHA's Member Planning Raja Nowsherwan gave a detailed presentation on priority CPEC project.
He said Pakistan possesses extra-ordinary location in the region and due to this significant position, government of Pakistan is attaching great importance for development of a high speed road network in the country. For the purpose, grand China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project has been undertaken as a priority project which will pave the way for socio-economic development of the entire region. The length of the Western route of this corridor is 2459 Km. 335 Km long segment from Khunjrab to Raikot has being upgraded. Work on 147km from Raikot to Thakot portion is in progress and is likely to be completed by end of this year.-PR