Work on Ring Road project formally kicks off

RDA chief asks contractor to speed up work on road venture

RAWALPINDI:

The Frontier Works Organization (FWO) has formally started work on the 38.3 kilometre-long Rawalpindi Ring Road project.

Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Chairman Tariq Mehmood Murtaza inaugurated the commencement of construction work by cutting a ribbon at the culmination point at Thallian.

The 38.3 kilometre-long ring road will have six lanes. It will start from Banth GT Road near Rawat and culminate at Thalian near Motorway. The ring road will have a total of five interchanges at Banth, Chak Bailey Khan, Adiala Road, Chakri Road, Thalian.

Murtaza requested the FWO to speed up work on the project. He said the basic aim of the project was to ease congestion in the urban transportation system of twin cities. It aimed a fast and efficient route for trade-related traffic and access to other major cities to provide economic benefit to the local communities.

A total of 8,992 kanals of land has been purchased for this purpose and over Rs5.90 billion have been released for the land acquisition.

The project will cost Rs22.8 billion. Approval has also been given to set up an industrial zone around Ring Road. All the lands around it will be declared commercial and three to 10-storey buildings and plazas will also be constructed on both sides of the road. There will also be concurrent service roads along the ring road.

A total of 300,000 plants will be planted along the ring road and there will be recreational areas, benches and flowers along the road. Computerised LEDs will be installed along the ring road to allow companies to promote their publicity. The ring road project will be completed in two years.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 12^th, 2022.