Socio Economic Impacts of Road Infrastructure under CPEC: A Case of Express Way-35 (E-35)

Investment under umbrella of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is subject to social and economic development of common people and the country at large. One of the key domains of the CPEC is road infrastructure. Development and expansion of the road infrastructure is intended to enhance connectivity for social and economic uplift of the regions. This study has investigated the socio and economic impacts of the road infrastructure particularly E-35. Study concluded that long term impacts need time to emerge whereas the short term impacts are being measured using household survey. A sample of size 2083 was drawn and it was found that the most immediate benefit of the road was improved access to the public services. However, lack of baseline data and other data constraints led to propose some recommendations at the end of study.