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The Gojra–Shorkot section of the National Motorway M4 in Pakistan has been officially opened. It is part of the Pakistan Economic Corridor Program to upgrade highway networks connecting the country’s southern and northern parts, helping to improve road links with its neighbouring Central Asian countries and China.

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The Gojra–Shorkot section of the National Motorway M4 in Pakistan has been officially opened. It was built with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK under the Pakistan Economic Corridors Program to promote regional trade, tourism and economic growth in the country.

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ADB provided US$178 million in financing for the four-lane, access-controlled 61-km motorway, while DFID provided US$92 million in grant financing. The project is part of the Pakistan Economic Corridor Program to upgrade highway networks connecting the country’s southern and northern parts, helping to improve road links between Pakistan and the neighbouring Central Asian countries as well as China.

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“The new road will unlock trade and agribusiness potential for millions of people in the Gojra, Shorkot and adjoining area that will bring many smaller cities and towns in a more efficient transportation loop. It will also provide people better access to basic facilities including health and education,” said Xiaohong Yang, ADB country director for Pakistan. “The new section of the motorway is a step forward in Pakistan’s expanding high quality roads to facilitate improved north-south connectivity and to help position the country as trade, tourism and industry hubs.”

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“The new motorway will provide safe and faster transport to people and ease heavy traffic on the existing roads in thickly populated areas around Shorkot,” said Joanna Reid, head of DFID Pakistan. “UKAid is pleased to be part of this important road project and we hope this will help farmers to transport their produce from farm to market faster and cheaper, improving their productivity and prosperity.”

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The Faisalabad–Gojra’s 58.2 km section, which has also been completed with ADB support, is now open for traffic. The opening of the Gojra–Shorkot section will further shorten travel costs and time for people and goods moving from and towards southern Punjab. Meanwhile, the 65.28 km Shorkot–Khanewal road section, which is co-financed by ADB, DFID and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, is now under construction.

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Once completed, the M4 will connect Faisalabad with Multan and ultimately will provide an efficient transport corridor link between the northern part of the country with the port cities of Karachi and Gwadar. It will also link up these cities with the existing networks of national motorways M1, M2 and M3, shortening the distance between South Punjab with central and northern urban and business centres including Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar.

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China-based company CSCEC Road & Bridge has reportedly completed more than 1,000 key projects globally and is now planning to add recycling capabilities to its existing asphalt mixing plants in order to meet new environmental guidelines and substantially reduce costs.

The company has been utilising Ammann Uniglobe asphalt mixing plants in some of its projects. For one key road expansion, a Uniglobe plant produced 7,000 t in a single day and averaged 5,000 t per day during the project. Both numbers are thought to be all-time production highs for China.

CSCEC currently owns four productive Ammann Uniglobe plants that have a great deal of life left in them. This is said to be the reason why the company decided to add recycling capabilities to the plants.

According to CSCEC, the company is now paying more attention to recycling technology as more and more public private partnership (PPP) projects are coming out. The company further highlighted that adding RAP capability is considerably less expensive than purchasing a new plant with recycling ability, plus there are environmental benefits and other cost savings.

Ammann has also been upgrading its asphalt mixing plants regularly. One of the improvements includes the addition of an RAH drum that heats the RAP before depositing it in the mixer.

RAP needs a separate RAH drum because it must be gently preheated, said Ammann, in order to prevent its bitumen from being damaged due to overheating. The bitumen is valuable and preserving it would be a cost saver.

After preheating, the RAP is deposited in the mixer, where it is blended with the hot virgin aggregate. The result is a quality mix with a high percentage of recyclables.

Website: www.ammann-group.com

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