The Ministry of Public Works plans to construct a 155 kilometre road from Andkhoy to Almar district bordering Turkmenistan in the northern Faryab province, with an agreement signed on Monday with a South Korean company. Officials said work on levelling and pavement of the road will start shortly. Deputy Minister for Public Works Dr Wali Muhammad Rasuli said some parts of the road had already been paved by an Afghan company. Speaking to Pajhwok Afghan News, Rasuli said they had allocated US$55 million from the ministry\'s budget for the project. The road will be later extended to Qaisar district near Heart. (Pajhwok Afghan News)