Summary President Zardari and US Consul General inaugurated reconstruction of Peshawar-Torkham Highway.
The US Consul General Robert Reed joined President Asif Ali Zardari in a ceremony on Monday to launch the reconstruction of the Peshawar-Torkham Highway.
The United States is providing up to $70 million to reconstruct the 46 km road over the next two years. The FATA Secretariat will manage the project, with oversight from the National Highway Authority.
“The Peshawar-Torkham Highway is a gateway to increased trade and economic development in the region,” said Consul General Reed.
To connect communities and facilitate trade, the United States is helping to build more than 1,000 km of roads in FATA, KP, and Balochistan.” Since 2009, the United States has helped build over 650 km of roads in FATA and KP, including the recently inaugurated Tank-Makin and Kaur-Wana roads in South Waziristan.
The Peshawar-Torkham Highway and other US-funded road projects will add over 400 km of additional roads in the coming years.
