ISLAMABAD: The allocation of the National Highway Authority (NHA) in the development budget 2023-24 comprised 123 projects with a budgetary allocation of Rs 156.50 billion.
According to the Economic Survey 2023-24 presented on Tuesday, by Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, the NHA is currently working on 68 projects with an allocation of Rs 99.36 billion and 52 are in the pipeline with an allocation of Rs 48.12 billion.
The NHA network presently consists of 48 motorways, national highways and strategic roads with a total length of 14,480 km.
“The NHA portfolio is also comprised of three BOT (Built-Operate-Transfer) schemes with a budgetary allocation of 9.02 billion, “the Economic Survey said.
In addition to this, the survey said PC-I of three projects including the construction of 4-lane Highway from Shikarpur-Rajanpur (221.5km), construction of Additional Carriageway Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan Section of N-55 (208.19 km) and construction of 4-lane Highway form Rajanpur-D.G. Khan (121.50 Km) have been approved by various project approval forums.
The document further added the NHA had played a significant role in accelerating socio-economic development via sustainable and reliable road infrastructure and through regional and global connectivity via communication and related services.
