ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif would perform the ground breaking of Sukkur-Multan Motorway in Sukkur on Friday.
According to a PM House statement, the project was part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that was being executed on the directive of the Prime Minister to link Karachi with Peshawar through a network of motorways.
The stretch of Sukkur-Multan Motorway would be 393 kilometer that would be a project of national importance.
Starting from Multan, the six-lane motorway would pass through Jalalpur Peerwala, Ahmed Pur East, Ubaro, Pano Aqil and terminate at Sukkur.
The project would comprise 54 bridges including one major bridge on River Sutlej. It also consists of 12 service areas, 10 rest areas, 11 interchanges, 10 flyovers and 426 underpasses.
The motorway would provide high speed transportation between Sindh and Punjab provinces.
The project would be completed with the financial assistance of China and the contract had been awarded to M/s. China State Construction Engineering Corporation.
