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Minister directs NHA to construct a temporary bridge at Karakorum Highway

Minister for Communications Mufti Asad Mahmood has directed the National Highway Authority to construct a temporary bridge as replacement to Hassanabad bridge at Karakorum Highway.

In a press release, the NHA said people can use the alternative route via Nagar till the completion of temporary bridge.

On the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Federal Minister for Communications Mufti Asad Mahmood, NHA chairman retired captain Muhammad Khurram Agha visited the site on emergency basis.

He also briefed the federal minister regarding collapsed bridge.

The procurement for the durable new bridge will also start from tomorrow.

The Hassanabad bridge on Karakorum Highway collapsed due to Glacial Lake Outburst Flood.

Source: Radio Pakistan