Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approves East Bay Expressway Gwadar under CPEC. ECNEC approves East Bay Expressway Gwadar giving consent for the construction of four-lane 18.98 km long route. East Bay Expressway will provide fast and smooth transport track to serve necessities of port.
Planning Ministry Gives Go Ahead to East bay Expressway Gwadar
On Wednesday October 2, meeting of ECNEC was held in Islamabad where committee approved the construction of East Bay Expressway Gwadar. Planning Ministry has given go ahead to East bay Expressway before the Prime Minister Khan’s visit to China next week. The four-lane 18.98 km long East Bay Expressway Gwadar under CPEC is approved at a revised cost of Rs. 17 billion.
Easbay Expressway Gwadar will connect Gwadar Port with Makran Coastal Highway and Gwadar Free Zone and future container terminals. The project of East Bay Expressway comprise of one interchange, four bridges, and four pedestrian overhead bridges. According to estimates, East Bay Expressway will become functional by October 2020.
East Bay Expressway under CPEC – Project Detail and Prospects
East Bay Expressway will link Makran Coastal Highway with Gwadar Free Zone and Gwadar Port and its construction is being approved under the infrastructure portfolio of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Supposed to be accomplished by October 2020, the 18.98 kilometer East Bay Expressway will solve the transportation requirements of Gwadar and it costs PKR 1450 million while the government has released an amount of 17 Billion for the construction of East Bay Expressway.
At present, Gwadar Port has the only transit source of a narrow 16 feet wide road of Gwadar town at the West-Bay and the port does not have a dedicated wide highway to serve the transporting necessities of the port.
The trawlers and trucks loaded with imported shipments pass through this belt causing disturbance to normal traffic as they have no other suitable source. The four lane East Bay Expressway along with the provision of 30 meters wide railway corridor would not only connect the port with rest of the realm rather provide quick, smooth and safe transport track.
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