URBAN DEVELOPMENT FEB 2014: Building the capital
In the year 2014, several infrastructure developments projects were completed in Lahore. These included the Azadi Signal Free Junction and an overhead motorcyclists’ ring at Chungi Amarsidhu (Ferozpur Road).
The housing and construction sectors also registered strong growth, mainly due to rising demand for new houses. As people from rural areas continued pouring into the city seeking better economic prospects, the development of new housing societies on the city’s outskirts continued in 2014. Also, during the year, the role of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) was expanded to entire Lahore division, excluding cantonments. The authority is now responsible for development in Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib and Kasur.
According to an LDA spokesperson, the authority spent around Rs11 billion on infrastructure projects in 2014. The focus remained on Metro Bus route. However, construction on the much-awaited Ravi bridge project did not start. The plans to shift the Badami Bagh bus stand and the vegetable market also did not materialise. A project was started to link Maulana Shaukat Ali Road with Wahdat Road through Punjab University Campus.
The authorities also proposed the establishment of a new business district on 225 acres near Walton Airport.
Read the full year-in review here.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 31st, 2014.
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