Work on Peshawar Road underpasses in Rawalpindi to begin tomorrow
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Communication and Works Department will start work on two underpasses worth Rs8 billion at Race Course Park and Charing Cross on Peshawar Road from Monday. The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) was awarded the contract and has completed the alternate road along Peshawar Road so that traffic will not be stopped on the main artery of the garrison city. All traffic will be…
The Punjab Communication and Works Department will commence work on two underpasses, valued at Rs8 billion, on Peshawar Road in Rawalpindi from tomorrow. The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has been contracted to complete the projects, which will be finished in the shortest time possible, as mandated by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
The underpasses at Race Course Park and Charing Cross will be constructed instead of the initially proposed ones at Race Course Park, Army Graveyard, and Charing Cross. The Punjab minister instructed the department to complete the underpasses by the end of the year, with the signal-free corridor from Islamabad Expressway to Motorway Chowk, which spans 25 kilometers, aiming to reduce travel time to 15 to 20 minutes.
The department has already shifted utility services, including electricity pylons, water supply lines, telephone, and cable networks, and constructed service roads from Qasim Market to Radio Pakistan and from Maryam Hospital to Rafay Mall to ensure uninterrupted traffic flow on Peshawar Road. A senior official from the district administration stated that these underpasses are integral to the plan for a signal-free corridor, which is crucial for maintaining smooth traffic on the city's primary road.
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