ISLAMABAD, October 15, 2026: The National Highway Authority (NHA) is examining the tendering process for 11 road projects with approved funding of Rs40.75 billion under its Road Maintenance Account (RMA).
According to official documents cited by Wealth Pakistan, the programme covers sections of the M-4 Motorway, National Highway N-5 and the Layyah-Taunsa River Bridge corridor. The projects involve road rehabilitation, additional carriageway construction, highway widening and river training works.
M-4 Motorway Projects
Three packages have been planned for rehabilitation and construction of an additional carriageway on the Faisalabad-Pindi Bhattian section of the M-4 Motorway.
- Package I: Kilometres 239+000 to 256+000, estimated at Rs4.919 billion.
- Package II: Kilometres 256+000 to 274+000, estimated at Rs5.536 billion.
- Package III: Kilometres 274+000 to 292+000, estimated at Rs4.508 billion.
Together, the three packages cover approximately 53 kilometres of motorway improvements.
Upgradation Of National Highway N-5
The NHA has allocated Rs2.191 billion for improvement and upgradation of part of the Lodhran-Multan section of N-5 under Package I. Package II, covering kilometres 907+000 to 929+000, has an estimated cost of Rs2.606 billion.
Another Rs4.081 billion has been earmarked for rehabilitation and improvement of the T-Chowk Rawat-to-Bhanth section of N-5, covering both northbound and southbound carriageways.
Layyah-Taunsa River Bridge Corridor
The construction of a two-lane approach road and river training works near the Layyah-Taunsa River Bridge has been divided into three packages:
- Package II-A: Rs3.262 billion.
- Package II-B: Rs3.222 billion.
- Package II-C: Rs3.805 billion.
Road Widening Near Lahore
The programme also includes improvement and widening of two N-5 sections around Phool Nagar, Manga and Lahore Ring Road.
The Phool Nagar-to-Manga section, from kilometre 1212+200 to 1221+500, carries an estimated cost of Rs3.509 billion. The adjoining Manga-to-Ring Road section, from kilometre 1221+500 to 1231+600, is estimated at Rs3.114 billion.
The proposed works are intended to improve road conditions and expand highway capacity across key transport corridors. The NHA is currently examining the tendering of the 11 projects under the RMA programme.