‘Work on Golra Chowk underpass soon’

Official says project awarded to lowest bidder for Rs717.644 million

ISLAMABAD:

Civil work of the underpass at Golra Morr Chowk to resolve the longstanding issue of direct access for sectors I-14, I-15 and I-16 will be starting soon.

The procurement of the project has been concluded and has recently been awarded to the lowest evaluated bidder at the cost of Rs717.644 million, an official of National Highway Authority (NHA) told APP on Thursday. The underpass at Golra Morr Chowk was planned to facilitate the road users and to ensure smooth flow of traffic without any hindrance.

The official said that about 125,000 vehicles pass from the Golra Chowk every day, which had become a dark spot due to frequent accidents on the busy route.

When contacted, NHA Director Public Relations NHA Sohail Aftab said that whenever a project in the urban area was executed, shifting and relocating of the underground and adjoining amenities took place as a first step. These amenities include electricity lines, gas pipelines, telephone cables etc which usually takes time.

Similarly, arrangements for the diversion of traffic were also made beforehand so that commuting was minimally disturbed and in order to prevent traffic choking and congestion. In the case of Golra Morr, most of the amenities have already been relocated.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 22^nd, 2022.