Herat-Chesht Sharif road reaches 51% work progress

Herat: The first lot of road between Herat and Chesht-e-Sharif, which is 35 km long and 12.3 meters wide, has achieved 51 percent of physical work progress so far.

According to the Ministry of Public Works, the road project also included some 2940 meters long roadside ditches and 600 meters of retaining walls.

The project has been contracted between the Ministry of Public Works and a Turkish construction company

Herat-Chesht road is a part of the east-west corridor, which will complete the construction of a part of this vital atrium.

It’s noteworthy; the completion of this important and vital project will lead the eastern districts of Herat province to economic development; especially the Chesht Sharif district, where huge scales mine of marble stone is located.

Otherwise, this new passage will become a safe & cheap route for the marbles’ transportation and it will have a huge positive impact on the demining process at the marbles’ mine of Chesht Sharif district.

It is noteworthy that Herat-Chesht Sharif road with a total length of 155 km is divided into five sections, the first lot is 35 km long and the other four lots are 30 km each.

MoPW Media Team - Kabul