Pakistan project benefiting from Saudi Arabia funding

Work on the construction of the Swat Expressway in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is now commencing. Financial assistance for the project worth US32.6 million is being provided by Saudi Arabia. In all the project is expected to cost $364.35 million to construct however. The work calls for the building of a 113km highway that features four lanes, boosting transport Connections in Pakistan’s Swat area.
January 30, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Work on the construction of the Swat Expressway in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is now commencing. Financial assistance for the project worth US32.6 million is being provided by Saudi Arabia. In all the project is expected to cost $364.35 million to construct however. The work calls for the building of a 113km highway that features four lanes, boosting transport Connections in Pakistan’s Swat area.

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