Nov 16 , 2015

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PM to inaugurate second section of M-4
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will inaugurate the second section of M-4 Faisalabad-Multan Motorway from Gojra to Shorkot. This section of M-4 is another milestone in upgrading and decongesting the country’s overburdened transport infrastructure. Besides, it will boost trade and travel activities while reducing cost and time between the textile-producing hub, Faisalabad in the Central Punjab to Multan which is a major trade centre in the southern Punjab. The M-4 will open up new opportunities for the residents of Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Shorkot by providing fast access to bigger markets. The M-4 Section-1 (Faisalabad-Gojra) 58-km stretch has already been completed with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADP) and open to traffic in March. The M4 will upgrade the country’s vital north-south road network for promotion of economic growth, job creation and regional connectivity. It will extend the already completed M-1, M-2 and M-3 motorways southwards and shorten the distance between Multan and twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi in the north. The M-4 is also a step in making the country a transit artery for goods moving between the port city of Karachi/Gwadar in the south to Torkham on the northern border with Afghanistan via the country’s major business and populated centres. It will eventually link ports with the land-locked regions of the Central Asia.

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

 

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