Makran coastal highways is a 653 km-long coastal highway was awarded along pakistan's arabian sea coastline.It runs primarily through balochistan between karachi and gwadar passing near the port towns of omara and pasni.
The construction contract for the makran coastal highways was awarded to pakistan's frontier works organization FWO, which built the karakoram highways.
Construction work pn the makran coastal highway project commenced in 2002 and was completed by 14 december 2004 in a period of three years.
The official and technical designation of the makran coastal highway is N-10.
The makran coastal highways was conceived and built by the goverment of pakistan with the following objectives.
to developinfrastructure and boost economic activity in the areas along pakistan's coastline
to improve the transportation and communications infrastructure in balochistan province.
to developed the coastal towns of ormara pasniand gwadar into major port cities.
to link ormara and pasni and gwadar with the rest of pakistan's national highways network
to developed the seafood industry along paksitan's coastline by reducing the ttime and costs involved in tranporting fresh seafood from seafood catchment areas to major cities in pakistan as well as export processing zones in karachi and gwadar.
STRATEGIC HIGHWAYS;
A strategic highways is a highways which is specially constructed for rapid and smooth movement ofarm forces and logistics.
STRATEGIC HIGHWAYS OF PAKSITAN;
S-1 extends from gilgit to skardu
S-2 extends from kohala to muzzaffarabad
S-3 extends from muzzaffarabad to chakothi
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