ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday left for Balochistan to inaugurate the upgradation, widening and strengthening of 448 Km long Surab – Hoshab Road (N-85) completed at a cost of approximately Rs 22,028 million.
The project contractor – Frontier Works Organization (FWO) has completed 16 Bridges, 1502 Culverts at N-85.
The project links Gwadar Port with National Highway network (N-25) near Surab/Quetta.
The road would provide shortest link to Afghanistan and other Central Asian Countries with Gwadar Port.
With the completion of this project, the vital North-South road connectivity has also been completed.
The project forms an important part of the Western Corridor of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
