Interchange at Sherwan to connect motorway with Abbottabad city

PESHAWAR: A meeting to discuss the matters related to Urban Mobility Plan for divisional headquarters Abbottabad was held here at Islamabad, on Tuesday with Caretaker Chief Minister Syed Arshad Hussain Shah in the chair.

Officials from National Highway Authority (NHA), Planning Commission and other federal entities attended the meeting.

The meeting was briefed about the proposed options for the construction of interchange on Hazara Motorway to connect it to the Abbottabad city. The participants were briefed about the project for dualization of NHA road from Havelian to Qalandarabad and other important matters.

It was informed that NHA had chalked out a plan for constructing an interchange at Sherwan on Hazara Motorway to connect it to Abbottabad city, adding that CDWP has approved PC-1 for that interchange.

Construction of a flyover and tunnel is also the part this project. The land acquisition process for the implementation of the project has been initiated.

Similarly, in order to address the vehicular traffic issues in Abbottabad city, the project for dualization of NA-35 from Havelian to Qalandarabad has been divided into three different packages.

The chief minister directed the NHA and relevant provincial authorities to jointly visit the Abbottabad city and finalize strategies for implementation of aforementioned projects.