The next of 2 lane roadway connect Raikot to Khunjerab Pass. Reconstruction works on this section of roadway preceded the CPEC, and were initiated after severe damage to roadways in the area following the 2010 Pakistan floods. Most of this section of roadway was completed in September 2012 at a cost of $510 million, and was severely dilapidated even prior to the 2010 flooding. No additional upgrade is proposed for this section in the current reconstruction phase.