Karakoram Highway Upgrading Project in Pakistan

 

Completed Section of the Project

Effect picture of the Project

Karakoram Highway Upgrading Project: This project is the reconstruction and extension of the “Pakistan-China Friendship Highway” - Karakoram Highway (the section from Raikot Bridge to Khunjerab Pass), which is 335km long. Karakoram Highway is the cross-border road with the highest altitude in the world, whose highest point is 4733m above sea level, and its geological condition is very complicated. Its construction started on August 1st, 2008 and was successfully completed on November 30th, 2013.