Ring road route realignment discussed

The planers of Rawalpindi Ring Road project are in a quandary over the starting point of the thoroughfare Radio Pakistan building because it requires relocating the transmission towers.

The shifting of towers would require another Rs1 billion, officials told a meeting chaired by Commissioner Muhammad Mehmood.

Work was underway on alternative design of Radio Pakistan Interchange to avoid shifting of the towers of Radio Pakistan near Rawat which would cost nearly Rs1 billion if the towers would be shifted.

The Rawalpindi district administration has completed the survey of land for 40km-long Rawalpindi Ring Road track while identification of land for the project has also been completed, said The revenue department staff have demarcated 31km-long track, he told a meeting held at his office to review progress on the project.

The Commissioner said, the long awaited Rawalpindi Ring Road Project, a scheme that is harbinger of a new era of development and prosperity in the region, is going to be launched soon.

The main objective to construct the ring road is to improve economic connectivity and road transport efficiency.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 1^st, 2021.