Nawaz Sharif Flyover opens to traffic

Other infrastructure projects await inauguration

RAWALPINDI:

The construction of the Nawaz Sharif Flyover at Khawaja Corporation Chowk on Adiala Road has been completed and the overpass has been opened for public traffic.

Although an official inauguration was scheduled for June 30 by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the ceremony has been postponed.

The flyover, completed at a cost of Rs2.3 billion, is part of a larger infrastructure development project that includes two underpasses and an underground pedestrian walkway on Mall Road.

These projects, built at a cost of over Rs4.38 billion, have also been completed. However, they remain closed until the chief minister provides a new inauguration date.

According to officials from the Punjab Communication and Works Department, once approval is granted, the underpasses on Mall Road will also be opened for public use, similar to the early opening of the Nawaz Sharif Flyover.

Meanwhile, plans have been finalised for constructing additional underpasses at Qasim Market, Race Course, and Chairing Cross on Peshawar Road. A proposal for two flyovers and three underpasses at Kachehri Chowk is also under consideration, though no official timeline has been announced by the Punjab government for the start of work on these projects.