NewsAugust 22 , 2016
PM performs ground breaking of Sialkot-Lahore Motorway
By APPSIALKOT: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday performed the ground breaking of Rs 45 billion, 89km long Sialkot-Lahore Motorway.
The four-lane road to be constructed jointly by the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and National Highway Authority (NHA). It would connect the two major business centres and would be completed in around 24 months.
Director General FWO Major General Muhammad Afzal in his briefing said the FWO would perform the maintenance of the motorway and also contribute to the national exchequer through the collected taxes.
He also briefed him about the numerous other road construction projects that were linking vital trade centres of the country and contributing to the national progress and development.
The motorway would begin at the Lahore bypass interchange on N-5 which would also connect it to the M-2 near Kala Shah Kaku. It would end around 15 km west of Sialkot.
PM Nawaz unveiled the plaque of the project. Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif, DG FWO Major General Muhammad Afzal were present.
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk
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