Islamabad: NHA OPENS 9 MAJOR ROADS. After continuous hectic efforts, the engineers, construction experts and workers of National Highway Authority have come out successful in opening nine major national highways and motorway affected by heavy rain fall, snow fall and land sliding in Balochistan province. On the directive of Federal Minister for Communications Mr Shahid Ashraf Tarar, and Chairman National Highway Authority Mr. Arshad Majeed Mohmand, the NHA personnel ensured emergent steps and required heavy machinery was arranged at affected locations. The officials of NHA worked round the clock in coordination with local administration and opened Zhob – Kuchlak – Danasar, Quetta – Chaman, Qila Saifullah- Loralai, Lakpass- Noshki – Nokundi, Quetta – Sibbi – Jacobabad, Karachi – Khuzdar – Quetta, Gawadar- Khuzdar – Wangu Hill, Coastal highway (Karachi to Gawadar and Gawadar to Gabd), and Hoshab – Naag – Surab national highways to all kinds of traffic. It is to recall that NHA officers and staff are on alert to handle any unpleasant such conditions in the country.
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NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
The National Highway Authority (NHA) was created, in 2001, through an Act of the Parliment, for planning, development, operation, repair and maintenance of National Highways and Strategic Roads specially entrusted to NHA by the Federal Government or by a Provincial Government or other authority concerned.
NHA is custodian of 39 national highways/ motorways/ expressway/ strategic routes having a total length of 12,131 kms. It is 4.6% of total national roads network i.e 263,775 kms, however, it carries 80% of commercial traffic and N-5 which is blood-line of pakistan, carries 65% of this load in the country.
