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
Saskatchewan Highway 211 Saskatchewan Highway 211 Highway 211 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It connects Highway 11 near Dundurn to the main access road for Blackstrap Provincial Park and Township Road 330. Highway 211 is approximately long. Highway 211 is a narrow, paved two-lane road for its entire length and has a speed limit. Around km 6, there is a large slope that Highway 211 runs down. Directly after this slope is the bridge over the Blackstrap Reservoir, at the end of which is Highway 211's eastern terminus. From west to east: There are only two sign markers meant