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Two tunnels on KKH Havelian-Thakot section become operational under CPEC

September 09, 2018

ISLAMABAD, Sept 09 (INP): Two long tunnels at Havelian-Thakot section of Karakorum Highway (KKH) have been made operational, under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Talking to media in Islamabad on Sunday, Project Manager of China Communications Construction Company, Zhu Jiangfan said that these two, out of six tunnels, have been made operational at a very difficult track. Zhu Jiangfan said that work on the remaining four tunnels is in final stages and would be completed within stipulated time. The Project Manager of Chinese company informed that the total lengthen of these tunnels is over ten kilometers which would be completed at a cost of about one point three billion dollars. It is worth mention here that more than one hundred eighteen kilometer road divided into three sections is also being constructed under this project.