Over 90 pc work of additional carriageway of N-55 Petaro-Sehwan Section completed.

ISLAMABAD -- With completion of over 90 per cent construction work of additional carriageway of Petaro-Sehwan section of Indus Highway (N-55), it is expected to accomplish the project in a couple of months. An official of National Highway Authority (NHA) told reporter on Sunday that the project has been divided in two sections costing Rs 1755.37 million and Rs 2120 million respectively.

He said work on both the packages stated in June 2018. The project is part of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation, (CAREC) Development Investment Programme aiming dualization and rehabilitation of 208km of three road sections of the N-55 in the provinces of Sindh (Petaro to Sehwan and Ratodero to Shikarpur-dualization work) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Darra Adamkhel to...