Karakoram Highway Phase-II (Thahkot-Havelian) received award from ENR
CPEC is the real game-changer as it stands out as the best infrastructure developer. It is the key to progression and prosperity. The world is in keen interest about the projects of CPEC. Because it is the chain of connection. Karakoram Highway Phase-II (Thahkot-Havelian) is one of the projects of CPEC. This project is of a high standard.
As the Engineering News-Record- an American weekly magazine has awarded the project as the winner of the Global Best Projects Juried Competition. The ENR says that: “After many hours of analysis and debate, a panel of industry veterans has selected the winners of ENR’s 9th annual Global Best Projects competition.”
It added that “Like ENR’s popular regional and national U.S. competitions, Global Best Projects identifies and honors the project teams behind outstanding design and construction efforts of the past year”.
The ENR is widely regarded as one of the construction industry’s most authoritative publications. Meanwhile in a tweet Ambassador of China to Pakistan Nong Rong also congratulated on winning the award.
Moreover, “Engineering News-Record (ENR) has just announced winners of Global Best Projects Juried Competition. My sincere congratulations to KKH Phase-II (Havelian-Thakot) Project, a major transport infrastructure project under #CPEC, for winning the best annual
Bridge/Tunnel Award! he said adding “CPEC boasts of best bridges and tunnels in the world. Hard efforts paid off with honor”.
The main structure of the project includes 60 large bridges, 45 middle and small bridges, 11 flyovers, 464 culverts, 40 underpasses, six tunnels (2 in Expressway section, four in Class-II Highway), three interchanges, 2 service areas, three tunnel management stations and six tool stations.
