Indus Highway’s restoration underway after devastating floods
National Highway Authority (NHA) has been working on a number of projects relating to roads and bridge construction at the affected sections of the Indus Highway.
According to NHA officials, various sections of the Indus Highway spanning 281 kilometers were severely damaged during the recent heavy rains and floods.
Repair and restoration work on a three kilometer road section near Sehwan has almost been completed and traffic temporarily restored.
Three new bridges are also being proposed near Sehwan to address the damage caused by the floods.
The Authority has also taken various measures to restore the traffic flow including construction of protection embankments, de-watering of flood water from the road, and removal of earthen bunds at Dadu and Mehar Bypass.
Restoration works have been completed for the Sehwan to Bhan Saeedabad stretch from 140 to 143 km and the Johi Branch to Mehar stretch from 218 to 242 km.
Upcoming periodic maintenance works for the Indus Highway also include the functional overlay of Sehewan-Baubak, Bhan Saeedabad-Khudaabad, Kotri – Majhand – Jamshoro, Allahabad-Dadu.
He highlighted that the restoration works have been completed for the Sehwan to Bhan Saeedabad stretch from 140 to 143 km and the Johi Branch to Mehar stretch from 218 to 242 km. Both the stretches are now open for all kinds of traffic, he maintained.
He underlined that the NHA has recently awarded periodic maintenance works for the Indus Highway (N-55), including the functional overlay of Khudaabad-Dadu, the structural overlay of Carriageway Sann-Aamri and these projects are at the mobilization stage.
He said that upcoming periodic maintenance works for the Indus Highway (N-55) also include Mehar-Kolachi, Wagan-Mehar-Dadu and Kolachi-Khairpur Nathan Shah and these projects are under tendering process.
He stated that upcoming periodic maintenance works for the Indus Highway (N-55) also include the functional overlay of Sehewan-Baubak, Bhan Saeedabad-Khudaabad, Kotri – Majhand – Jamshoro, Allahabad-Dadu and these projects would be completed within the stipulated time after awarding of contracts.