ISLAMABAD: National Highway Authority (NHA) has spent a total of 802.584 million on the maintenance of Makran Coastal Highway (N-10) during past three year.

An official of NHA told APP that during fiscal year 2012-13 Rs 275.511 million were spent on the maintenance of Coastal Highway out of which Rs 31.355 million were spent under routine maintenance while under the Periodic maintenance Rs 244.756 million were utilized.

In 2013-14 a total of Rs 449.831 million were spent out of which Rs 86.713 m were spent on routine maintenance while, Rs 363.118 million were spent under periodic maintenance.

In fiscal year 2014-15 the total of Rs 77.242 million were spent under the routine maintenance. To a question, he said that the Makran Coastal Highway (N-10) has passed its design life, since only 5 cm Asphaltic Wearing Course was laid, which was insufficient for road structure.—APP