Ten major highway projects in Balochistan, with a combined approved PC-I cost of Rs644.06 billion, are scheduled for completion between 2026 and 2028. Official documents show that these works are part of the Public Sector Development Programme to improve transportation infrastructure, facilitate trade, and strengthen road connectivity across the province. Three of these highway ventures have deadlines in December 2026, six are set to finish in 2027, and one large project has a target date of June 2028.
Costing Rs6.89 billion, the 22.7-kilometre dualisation of the Quetta Western Bypass on the N-25 has reached 85% physical progress and will finish in November 2026. Two other schemes face December 2026 completion targets: the 103-kilometre Nokundi-Mashkel road project valued at Rs7.71 billion with 79% progress, and the 79.89-kilometre Jhal Jhao-Bela Road project costing Rs16.22 billion with 70% progress.
Large investments focus on the N-25 corridor connecting Karachi, Quetta, and Chaman. The 330.52-kilometre Khuzdar-Kuchlak section holds an approved cost of Rs98.90 billion and sits at 61% progress. Meanwhile, the 273-kilometre Karachi-Kararo and Wadh-Khuzdar section has an approved cost of Rs183.42 billion, and the 187-kilometre Kararo-Wadh and Kuchlak-Chaman section is valued at Rs132.75 billion. Both of these sections aim for a December 2027 finish.
Along the M-8, the 168-kilometre Awaran-Naal section costs Rs32.24 billion and has achieved 52% progress, while the 146-kilometre Hoshab-Awaran road costs Rs25.84 billion and stands at 64% progress, with both anticipated by June 2027. Additionally, the dualisation of the N-50 from Yarik-Sagu to Zhob, which includes the Zhob Bypass and costs Rs76.49 billion, has recorded 2% progress toward a November 2027 completion. The 305-kilometre Kuchlak-Zhob section carries a cost of Rs63.60 billion, has reached 16% progress, and targets completion in June 2028.
