First arch bridge completed on alternative Karakoram Highway stretch
MANSEHRA: The Chinese company executing the Dasu hydropower project has completed the construction of the first arch bridge on the alternative 52km stretch of the Karakoram Highway (KKH). “The completion of this arch-structured bridge, built over Dogah Nullah on the alternative section of KKH, is a major milestone, as the existing highway will eventually be submerged in the Dasu reservoir,” a…
Mansehra witnessed the completion of the first arch bridge on the alternative 52km stretch of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) by the Chinese company overseeing the Dasu hydropower project. This significant milestone, as highlighted in a statement from Wapda, ensures smooth traffic flow even during floods since the existing highway will eventually be submerged in the Dasu reservoir.
The 78-meter-long Dogah Concrete Arch Bridge, 11.3 meters wide, boasts a 10-meter carriageway and is built to meet the design and standards approved under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiatives. The bridge's construction is a crucial component of the relocated KKH, set at a higher elevation to replace the existing highway submerged in the Dasu reservoir, ensuring safe and uninterrupted road connectivity.
Meanwhile, Kolai-Palas lawmaker Sardar Mohammad Riaz announced a jirga on September 14 to devise a future course of action following an attack on his convoy by unidentified assailants, resulting in around 500 gunshots fired. Despite police intervention, no arrests have been made. Riaz asserts that the incident was a deliberate attempt to incite law and order issues by pitting tribes from Kolai-Palas and Allai against one another.
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