Building concrete road at Salang tunnel to be completed in next two months: officials

Salang highway maintenance officials say that the building concrete toad inside the Salang tunnel will be completed in two months.

Currently, vehicles are allowed to move through Salang highway only at nights.

The head of Salang highway maintenance department says that 80 kilometers of road will be built from the Tajikan area of Jabal al-Sarraj district to Khinjan district. He says that the project is funded by the government and it will be completed within two years.

“You can see that we actually started the highway work from inside the tunnel and Gallery 16. The most vulnerable area is the tunnel and Gallery 16, and we are moving forward gradually,” Abdul Halim Agha, head of Salang maintenance department, said.

Officials said that 30 kilometers will be concreted including in tunnels and galleries.

Meanwhile, a number of drivers say that they used to face many problems in commuting on Salang highway due to its destruction. They want the Islamic Emirate to use quality materials in the reconstruction of the highway.

Commuting on the Salang highway becomes difficult especially in winter due to snowfall, but officials say that they are trying to complete the work inside the tunnel before winter arrives.