Among the 30 winning projects, Chinese companies with their qualified engineers and architects executed five projects located in China, Pakistan, Ghana, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong, in a Twitter message, while congratulating KKH Phase-II on winning the best annual Bridge/Tunnel Award said, "CPEC boasts of the best bridges and tunnels in the world. Hard efforts paid off with honor". Thakot-Havelian, a 118 kilometers connectivity project falls in the early harvest project category.

 

The  commercial contract  was signed  on December 22, 2015,  between National Highway Authority  and   China  Road and  Bridge  Corporation  (CRBC).   China  Communications Construction Company Ltd. has executed the $1315 million worth project. The project includes 105 bridges (including 60 large, 42 medium, and three small bridges) and six tunnels with two on the expressway and four are in the Class-II highway. Besides  Bridge/Tunnel awards,  Chinese engineers  have won  awards in the  categories of Retail/Mixed-Use Development, Road/Highway, and Airport/Port. The   Retail/Mixed-Use    Development  Award   went   to   Guangzhou   Yayue   Landscape Engineering Co. Ltd for the  Guangzhou   Jianhua Center,   located in   Guangzhou,   China. The best Airport/Port award went to AECOM and China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd for the Tema Port Expansion Project - Phase 1, located in Tema, Ghana. China  Road and  Bridge Corp. won the Road/Highway Award for executing the Kigali Urban Roads Upgrading Project (54.56-km), located in Kigali, Rwanda.