Karakoram Highway Re-Alignment Project To Be Completed By September

[Edevelop]

HUNZA: More than 90% of the work on the re-alignment project of the strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH) has been completed by The China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC). This will restore the trade link between Pakistan and China. This project will be completed by September 25th this year.

This part of strategic Karakoram Highway (KKH) was destroyed by a huge landslide also leading to blockage of the Hunza river killing twenty people in Attaabad village. This river blockage resulted in an artificial lake with 130-200 m depth and 25 km length over a period of about six months. The lake eventually took over about 24 km stretch of KKH, including the longest bridge. About 25,000 habitants of the Gojal tehsil at China border area were cut off from rest of the country. The lake submerged Ayeenabad, parts of Shishkat, Gulmit, lower Ghulkin and Hussaini villages and displaced more than 600 families. The only way to reach Gojal tehsil and onward to the Chinese border is to cross the Attabad lake by boat.

To realign the 24 km stretch of KKH, the previous federal government signed a supplementary contract of 275 million USD with CRBC on 18th December 2010. The project included realignment of road, construction of 5 tunnels with total length of 7.12 km, 78 culverts and 2 bridges.

Realignmnet KKHThe total contract amount was 275.06 million US dollar. The project was commenced on 26th July 2012 with the planned completion date of 25th Jan 2015. Due to slower progress, the completion date was later revised as 25th September 2015. According to NHA, the current achieved progress on this project is 4% ahead of the scheduled progress.

Under this project, the excavation works of all 5 tunnels have been completed hundred per cent. The remaining 100 m of the lining work of the 4th tunnel (2,736m) is in progress whereas the lining work of the remaining 4 tunnels have been completed fully. Similarly, 50% work of the concrete pavement of the 4th tunnel has been completed so far whereas the concrete pavements of the remaining 4 tunnels have been completed hundred per cent. The electro-mechanical accessory works on all five tunnels are in progress.

According to NHA, CRBC has already completed the 311 km length KKH Improvement project from Raikot to Khunjerab on 30th November 2013 with a contract amount of 490.87 million USD. The project was started on 1st August 2008 and included improvement and widening of existing road, construction of 35 new bridges, 18 open cut tunnels and 1,060 culverts.

Under KKH projects, 21% work on 36.94 km Shatial-Thor Nullah Bypass project has been completed so far by the contractor HAKAS Private Limited. The project was started on 23rd Sep 2012 with contract amount 3.507 billion rupees. The original date of completion was 23rd Sep 2014 which was later revised as 22nd May 2016.

Courtesy: Pamir Times

 

[ArsalanKhan21]

Finally this highway will be made all-weather highways. The isolated communities depend on the highway for supplies.

 

[VCheng]

Due to slower progress, the completion date was later revised as 25th September 2015.

Opening up the highway in late September would be a huge achievement. Great progress in an important project!

 

[aks18]

most important thing of this project is chinese didnt stopped the work even at the time of PPPP most incompetent party they made tunnels on attabad section at very good speed when i was there back in 2012 july work was not even started on this project INSHA ALLAH CPEC will also get complete with such pace.

 

[IHK_PK]

aameen....