ISLAMABAD: Minister of Law and Justice Shahadat Awan on Tuesday informed the Senate that an amount of Rs 16.239 billion had been proposed for widening and rehabilitation of existing N-35 (Karakoram Highway), passing through Abbottabad in the forthcoming Public Sector Development Prorgamme (PSDP) for year 2023-24.
Replying to a calling attention notice raised by Kamran Murtaza about severe traffic jams in Abbottabad city due to non-construction of flyovers and underpasses, the minister said the project had been included in the PSDP for 2023-24 in order to address longstanding issue of traffic jams in Abbottabad City.
The project has been divided into three packages with an estimated cost of Rs 16.239 billion, he added. –Agencies
