Construction on the tunnel began in 1999, and opened to traffic in June 2003. As part of the developing Indus Highway system, the tunnel serves as a shorter, alternate route to the Kohat Pass, situated between the cities of Peshawar and Kohat. The new route decreases the time required to travel through the Kotal Pass by about 20 minutes. The main advantage of the tunnel is that long bodied vehicles can now use the Indus Highway whereas previously the hairpin bends on the Kotal Pass made it impossible for such vehicles to travel. It also helps alleviate traffic congestion, improve traffic safety and promote economic development.
The tunnel was at the center of a military confrontation between the Pakistan Army and pro-Taliban militants in early 2008. The militants had taken control of the tunnel around 24 January, after hijacking trucks carrying supplies and ammunition for security forces in South Waziristan. On 27 January, Pakistan Army brought the tunnel back under control of the security forces, after "fierce fighting" involving artillery, helicopter gunships and heavy machine guns during which 24 militants were reported to have been killed.[2][3]
Features and specifications
Total project cost: Rs. 662.6 million (US$2.9 million)
Length of north section: 7.7 kilometres
Length of south section: 22.20 kilometres
Black topped: 7.3 metres
Shoulders: 3.0 metres
References
^"Construction of Kohat tunnel". www.pakistaneconomist.com.
^ Pak army kills 25 pro-taliban militants, recaptures tunnel-Pakistan-World-The Times of India
^. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
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kohat, tunnel, urdu, کوہاٹ, سرنگ, kohat, surang, kilometre, long, mile, highway, tunnel, under, khigana, mountains, between, kohat, district, khyber, pakhtunkhwa, frontier, region, kohat, federally, administered, tribal, areas, pakistan, tunnel, carries, north. The Kohat Tunnel Urdu کوہاٹ سرنگ Kohat Surang is a 1 9 kilometre long 1 1 8 mile highway tunnel under the Khigana Mountains between Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Frontier Region Kohat in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan The tunnel carries northbound and southbound traffic along N 55 National Highway Indus Highway under the Kohat Pass The tunnel is also referred to as the Pak Japan Friendship Tunnel as the tunnel was constructed in assistance with the Economic Cooperation Fund of Japan 1 Kohat Tunnelکوہاٹ سرنگThe tunnel s southern entranceOverviewLocationKhyber Pakhtunkhwa PakistanCoordinates33 38 51 N 71 32 18 E 33 64750 N 71 53833 E 33 64750 71 53833 Coordinates 33 38 51 N 71 32 18 E 33 64750 N 71 53833 E 33 64750 71 53833RouteN55 Indus Highway CrossesKhigana MountainsOperationWork begun1999 24 years ago 1999 OpenedJune 2003 19 years ago 2003 06 TechnicalDesign engineerSadrul Ola Rizvi Project Director Indus Highway NHA Length1 89 km 1 1 8 mi Tunnel clearance3 m 9 ft 10 in Width10 3 m 33 ft 10 in History Edit Kohat Tunnel Construction on the tunnel began in 1999 and opened to traffic in June 2003 As part of the developing Indus Highway system the tunnel serves as a shorter alternate route to the Kohat Pass situated between the cities of Peshawar and Kohat The new route decreases the time required to travel through the Kotal Pass by about 20 minutes The main advantage of the tunnel is that long bodied vehicles can now use the Indus Highway whereas previously the hairpin bends on the Kotal Pass made it impossible for such vehicles to travel It also helps alleviate traffic congestion improve traffic safety and promote economic development The tunnel was at the center of a military confrontation between the Pakistan Army and pro Taliban militants in early 2008 The militants had taken control of the tunnel around 24 January after hijacking trucks carrying supplies and ammunition for security forces in South Waziristan On 27 January Pakistan Army brought the tunnel back under control of the security forces after fierce fighting involving artillery helicopter gunships and heavy machine guns during which 24 militants were reported to have been killed 2 3 Features and specifications EditTotal project cost Rs 662 6 million US 2 9 million Length of north section 7 7 kilometres Length of south section 22 20 kilometres Black topped 7 3 metres Shoulders 3 0 metresReferences Edit Construction of Kohat tunnel www pakistaneconomist com Pak army kills 25 pro taliban militants recaptures tunnel Pakistan World The Times of India AFP Pakistan troops pound militants holding key tunnel officials Archived from the original on 2011 05 20 Retrieved 2008 01 27 This Pakistan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about transport in Pakistan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kohat Tunnel amp oldid 1138930693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
