Abbreviation | PHD |
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Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Lahore, Pakistan |
Region served | Punjab |
Official language | Urdu English |
Website | Punjab Highway Department |
The Punjab Highway Department (Urdu, Punjabi: محکمہ شاہرات پنجاب) constructs and maintains the provincial highways in Punjab, Pakistan. Currently, the Punjab Highway Department maintains more than 38,000 kilometers of roads.[1]
The Punjab Highway Department is divided into four wings, Highway (North Zone), Highway (South Zone), Highway (Central Zone), and Highway (Maintenance & Repair). Highway M&R executes routine and special repair of provincial roads while other three departments are responsible for rehabilitation, reconstruction of existing roads, construction of new roads, and maintenance and construction of bridges and culverts in the province. Each wing is headed by a Chief Engineer.