PESHAWAR
The National Highway Authority (NHA) has accelerated construction work on the Peshawar Northern Bypass project, with significant progress reported across several packages.
According to the latest progress report on Saturday, Package-I has been completed 100 percent, while the overall project is scheduled for completion by January 31, 2027.
Construction work on the Charsadda Road Flyover has reached 25 percent completion, while Package-II is 79 percent complete. Packages-III-A and III-B have achieved 82 percent and 75 percent completion, respectively.
At the Charsadda Road Flyover, work is underway on concrete foundations for retaining walls and shuttering for the bridge.
Under Package-II, construction activities include laying sub-base material on road shoulders and steel fixing for retaining walls.
In Package-III-A, work on Bridge No. 3 includes shuttering for protective structures. Meanwhile, Package-III-B involves preparation of the road subgrade and laying sub-base material near Nasir Bagh.
Shuttering and steel fixing work is also in progress on the crossbeams of a seven-span bridge under Package-III-B.
The NHA is continuing construction activities on the remaining sections to meet the project’s scheduled completion date of January 31, 2027. Further progress will depend on the pace of work during the coming construction phases.
