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Pakistan
- Roads
Total roads
network in Pakistan is around 263,775 kms out of which about 70 percent are
paved. Road density in Pakistan is 0.32 km/km2 which is low in comparison of
neighbouring countries.
This roads
network carries over 96 percent of inland freight and 92 percent of passenger
traffic and are undoubtedly the backbone of the economy. National Highways
consists of 9,324 kms (3.53 percent) and Motorways 2,280 kms (0.87 percent).
Strategic roads and Expressways contribute 262 kms and 100 kms respectively
that is 0.1 percent. Rest of the roads network contains provincial highways and
roads under respective local administration like; Cantonment Boards, Municipal
Corporations, Local Development Authorities, etc. About 40.9 percent of total
roads lie in province of Punjab, followed by 30.9 percent in Sindh, 16.3
percent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 11.3 percent in Balochistan. Azad Jammu &
Kashmir, being mostly hilly area, shows a small proportion of just 0.6 percent,
of roads network.
|
Yrs
|
Category
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Punjab
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Sindh
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Balochistan
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GB & AJK
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Total
|
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2009 – 2010
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Total
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105,085
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81,618
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42,765
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29,727
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1,565
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260,760
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Low Type
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32,179
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24,993
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13,095
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9,103
|
480
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79,850
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High Type
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72,906
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56,625
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29,670
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20,624
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1,085
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180,910
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2010 – 2011
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Total
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105,253
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80,625
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42,550
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29,500
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1,535
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259,463
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Low Type
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32,147
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24,000
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13,000
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9,000
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450
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78,597
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High Type
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73,106
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56,625
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29,550
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20,500
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1,085
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180,866
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2011 – 2012
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Total
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106,455
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80,960
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42,975
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29,625
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1,580
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261,595
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Low Type
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32,590
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24,335
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13,140
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9,125
|
465
|
79,655
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High Type
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73,865
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56,625
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29,835
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20,500
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1,115
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181,940
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2012 – 2013
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Total
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107,805
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81,385
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42,980
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29,655
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1,590
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263,415
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Low Type
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33,090
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24,685
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13,140
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9,130
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470
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80,515
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High Type
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74,715
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56,700
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29,840
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20,525
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1,120
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182,900
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2013 – 2014
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Total
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107,973
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81,493
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43,035
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29,692
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1,592
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263,755
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Low Type
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32,729
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24,415
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12,996
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9,030
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465
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79,635
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High Type
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75,214
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57,078
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30,039
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20,662
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1,127
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184,120
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2014 – 2015
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Total
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107,992
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81,543
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43,072
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29,742
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1,593
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263,942
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Low Type
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32,428
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24,215
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12,846
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8,930
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460
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78,879
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High Type
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75,564
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57,328
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30,226
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20,812
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1,133
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185,063
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2015 – 2016 July -
March
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Total
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107,718
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81,624
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42,945
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29,490
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1,579
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263,356
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Low Type
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30,901
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23,415
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12,320
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8,460
|
453
|
75,549
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High Type
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76,817
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58,209
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30,625
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21,030
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1,126
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187,807
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National Highway Authority :-
National Highway Authority (NHA) is rendering
a vital contribution in improving the quality of roads network to bring about
qualitative improvement in standard of living. Pakistan is geographically
bisected into two halves by River Indus. Eastern segment is historically well
developed. To bring the Western segment at par with the Eastern half, NHA is
improving East West connectivity through construction of numerous bridges
across the river Indus in addition to investing more and paying extra attention
towards the development of west.
Present NHA
network comprises of 39 national highways, motorways, expressway, and strategic
roads. Length of this network is 12,131 kms. NHA existing portfolio consists of
26 on-going projects costing Rs. 393.4 billion with an allocation for PSDP
2015-16 of Rs. 159,600 million out of which Rs. 63,950 million as FEC and Rs.
95,650 million as local component. There are also 35 new schemes in PSDP
2015-16 with total cost of Rs. 1,213.5 billion.
During last
five years, NHA has constructed/ rehabilitated the following length of roads
over the country, province-wise break up :-
|
Province
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2012 – 2013 (Length
– kms)
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2013 – 2014 (Length
– kms)
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2014 – 2015 (Length
– kms)
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2015 – 2016 (Length
– km)
|
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Punjab
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221
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286
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308
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814
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Sindh
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81
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114
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100
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295
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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189
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218
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198
|
605
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Balochistan
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104
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218
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147
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468
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Total
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594
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835
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753
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2182
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