The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved four mega development schemes of Road sector with an estimated cost of Rs 9.54 billions on Tuesday. These schemes were approved in the meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2016-17 presided over by the Punjab Chairman P&D Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan.

Provincial Secretary P&D Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, all members of the Planning & Development Board, provincial secretaries concerned and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments also attended the meeting. The approved development schemes included: Construction of Dual Carriageway from Gujrat to Salam Interchange (Motorway) through Mandi Bahauddin (section km 27.90 to 122.20=94.30 kms), M.B. Din. (Revised) at the cost of Rs 5470.910 million, widening / improvement of Lahore-Sargodha-Mianwali-Bannu Road Art: 2 (Phase-II) from Kot Chandna to Dara Tang km No. 355.47 to 408.92 length = 53.45 km, District Mianwali (Revised) at the cost of Rs 2109.394 million, dualization of T.H.A.T Road from Jahanian Chowk to Hattian via Motorway Interchange length = 17.60 km, Attock (Revised) at the cost of Rs 979.835 million, and construction of dual carriageway from Faisalabad Dry Port to Sahinwala via Chak Jhumra, length=19.27 km, District Faisalabad at the cost of Rs 980.741 million.

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