Reconstruction of the Karakoram Highway the China-Pakistan Friendship Tunnels can be traced to 2013, when China began construction on a bypass of Attabad Lake with a combination of 5 km worth of tunnels, two large bridges, and 78 small bridges to bypass the lake which had been formed after a 2010 earthquake triggered massive landslides. The resulting landslides cut off both the Indus River and Karakoram Highway resulting in the formation of the reservoir. Prior to completion of the bypass, all vehicular traffic had to be loaded onto barges to traverse the new reservoir. Construction of the tunnels began in 2012 and required 36 months
Minnesota State Highway 223 was authorized on July 1, 1949. The route was paved in 1960. Minnesota State Highway 223 Minnesota State Highway 223 (MN 223) is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 92 in Holst Township of Clearwater County and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Clearwater County Road 10 in Leonard. The route is in length and passes through the communities of Holst Township, Dudley Township, and Leonard. Highway 223 serves as an east–west connector route in northwest Minnesota. It connects State Highway 92 with the town of Leonard. The route