The National Highway Authority is responsible for building and maintaining highways and motorways in Pakistan. The objective of the NHA is to "plan, promote and organize programmes for construction, development, operation, repairs & maintenance of National Highways, Motorways & strategic roads.
In 1978, Government of Pakistan (GoP) decided to federalise five important inter-provincial roads named " National Highways" and created the National Highway Board for monitoring the development and maintenance of these federalized roads by provincial Highway Departments.
The National Highways of Pakistan consists of all public highways maintained by National Highways Authority under the Ministry of Transport. It maintains over 12,000 kilometres (7,500 mi) of roadways organised into various classifications which crisscross the country and provide access to major population centers. These are not to be confused with provincial highways, which are provincial roads maintained by the respective provinces. Pakistan's national highways include the famous Grand Trunk Road, Indus Highway, Karakoram Highway and Makran Coastal Highway.
All national highways in Pakistan are pre-fixed with the letter 'N' (for "National") followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle), e.g. "N-5". Each numerical designation is separated by five numerals, i.e. N-5, N-10, N-15, etc.
National Highways are distinct from 'Strategic Highways', which begin with the prefix 'S' and are owned, controlled and operated by the Ministry of Defense.
The National Highway Authority (NHA) under the Federal Ministry of Communications is responsible for the 7000kms long National Highway Network and Motorway systems, which carries 75% to 80% of the total commercial traffic. Provincial Highway departments are responsible for about 80,000 Km provincial road networks. The remaining network comprises of municipal and district roads. NHA'S main artery is the 1760-km long N-5 highway, which carries over 55% of the country's Inter- City traffic. Other National Highways include N-55 (Indus Highway), N-25, N-65, N-40 (RCD Highway) N-45, N-50, N-70 and N-35 (Karakoram Highway). It is noted that nearly two-thirds of the network is in poor condition. The highway department faces premature collapse due to the inadequate maintenance. Reliance on budgetary transfer mechanism for adequately funding road maintenance has not worked, particularly in the periods of fiscal stringency. This increase in vehicle overloading and the shift from rail to road has led to a rapid and premature deterioration of the road network. In view of the increasing magnitude of road transport in Pakistan and the lack of adequate maintenance, rehabilitation, and renovation, the road system often faces a premature collapse.
Environmental Projects
Islamabad Muree Dual Carriageway
Kohat Tunnel
Lowari Tunnel
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| Abbreviation | NHA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1991 |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | NHA Headquarters, Islamabad |
| Coordinates | |
Region served
| Pakistan |
Official language
| Urdu English |
Chairman
| Shahid Ashraf Tarar |
| Website | www.nha.gov.pk |
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