Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan inaugurated 78km Mansehra-Thakot section of Havelian-Thakot Project at Mansehra Interchange on Tuesday. The 27km long Havelian-Abbottabad section and 11 km Abbottabad-Manshera section are already operational. National Highway Authority Chairman Capt (r) Sikander Qayyum, senior officers from Ministry of Communications, National Highway Authority and provincial government were also present.
In his address, Mahmood Khan said inauguration of Manshera-Thakot section of Havelian-Thakot project is a gift from government to the people on Eid-ul-Azha. The project, he said, will bring about economic prosperity and will promote tourism in the region. This will ultimately generate new opportunities of employment for the youth. He said undertaking of public development schemes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be continued in the future.
Giving a briefing, NHA Chairman Sikander Qayyum said speed limit on Manshera-Thakot section has been kept under 60 km/hour. He said Havelian-Abbottabad-Manshera sections are already operational and traffic is plying on these sections. He further said completion of highway from Havelian to Thakot has linked up this whole region with motorways and national highways network of the country. He said 118 Km long project from Havelian to Thakot has been completed at a cost Rs 133.980 Billion. He said the total length of motorways in the country is 2,055 km while total length of national highways in the country is 11,255 kms. He said process of construction, extension and maintenance of motorways and national highways will continue.
