S-2 Strategic Highway
Road in Pakistan
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Strategic Highway 2 (S-2), or more popularly known as Kohala–Muzaffarabad Road (Urdu / Pahari: کوہالہ مظفرآباد شاہراہ),[3] is a 40 km long strategic highway in Pakistan, linking Kohala with Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
| Strategic Highway S–2 | |
|---|---|
| S-2 Kohala-Muzaffarabad Road کوہالہ مظفرآباد شاہراہ | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Highway Authority | |
| Length | 40 km[1][2] (25 mi) |
| Existed | 2016–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Muzaffarabad |
| South end | Kohala |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Highway system | |
Route
The S-2 serves as a continuation of the E75 expressway, thus connecting the federal capital Islamabad with the Kashmiri capital Muzaffarabad.[4]
Improvements and upgrades
Improvements and upgrades to the road began in 2013 under three packages.[4] They were completed in September 2016 by the National Highway Authority.[3]
- Kohala-Dulai section (at a cost of Rs 2566.30 million)
- Dulai- Muzaffarabad section (at a cost of Rs. 899.00 million)
- Chatter Kalas and Dulai Bridges (at a cost of Rs. 368.96 million)