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Introduction
Quetta being the provincial capital is much more developed as compared to the rest of the districts in province. It has primarily good network of roads, rail, air and telecommunications. Economically Quetta is very important due to its access to Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asian States. The development of Gawadar port will even increase its importance
District has fairly developed roads in urban as well as rural areas. There is a network of 575 Km metalled and 402 Km of shingle road in the district. The length of the National High way passing through Quetta district is 56Km
Quetta not only has a central position in the province but it also servers as a gateway for Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asian States. The reconstructions underway in Afghanistan, the introduction of market-oriented reforms in Pakistan, and developments in Central Asia have opened up new opportunities for closer cooperation among these countries. In this perspective the government has taken a major initiative for improvement and construction of roads that links Quetta with different parts of the country and in turn connects it with Afghanistan and Iran.
Major work is being carried out to improve the provincial road network, including a priority regional transport corridor, in Balochistan. This will support institutional development, improvement of provincial roads and national highways. Balochistan provincial government has taken some initiatives to address provincial road sector policy issues and established a road management unit at its Communications and Works Department (C&WD).
A project for improvement of national highways is under progress, it will widen 247 km of National Highway 25 from Kalat to Quetta and Quetta to Chamman, forming part of the Central Asia-Afghanistan-Pakistan transport corridor that passes through Balochistan.
Development of Road infrastructure will act as catalyst to Capitalize on opportunities for trade with landlocked Central Asian States through linkage of Gwadar Deep Sea Port to Major Cities and Highways via Road and Railways. |
