The National Highway Authority has started working on the project. A new contractor will be employed, and the full project will be finished in 14 months. The 28-kilometre-long Rawalpindi-Kahuta Road will be dualized over the course of two packages of work, according to the NHA. A 16.5-kilometre route connecting the Sihala Railway Pass, Sihala bypass, and Kahuta bypass will be included in the first package.NHA has asked CDA to issue NOC for the first package.
