RAWALPINDI: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has set a deadline to complete the Rawalpindi Ring Road project by December 2025.
As per the report, She made an unexpected visit to the Rawalpindi Ring Road project and instructed officials to expand its scope.
Maryam Nawaz also conducted an aerial survey of the project. Afterward, she visited the Rawalpindi Ring Road camp office in Khassalah Khurd. At the camp office, Rawalpindi Division Commissioner Aamir Khattak gave her a detailed briefing about the project.
The briefing revealed that five interchanges would be built at Banth, Chak Beli Khan, Adiala Road, Chakri Road, and Thallian, the project will also include a railway bridge, five overpasses, and 21 subways.
Maryam Nawaz stated that the completion of the 38-kilometer-long Rawalpindi Ring Road will resolve the long-standing traffic problem.
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She added that the project will also boost economic and business activities, completion of the road will make travel easier for millions of residents. Maryam Nawaz assured that funds for the project will be provided to ensure its timely completion.
What is the Rawalpindi Ring Road Project?
As per the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) official document, the Rawalpindi Ring Road project is a new road that will be approximately 65.3 kilometers long.
It will start near Rawat (Radio Pakistan) on National Highway (N-5), pass through the M-2 motorway, Islamabad International Airport, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), M-1 motorway, and end at Sangjani National Highway in Islamabad.
The purpose of this project is to ease the traffic congestion in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The road will be built in three parts:
- From N-5 to DI Hakla, a six-lane dual carriageway (three lanes in each direction).
- From DI Hakla to M-1, a two-lane rigid pavement parallel to the existing motorway.
- From M-1 to Sangjani, a six-lane dual carriageway (three lanes in each direction).
The project will be developed, financed, operated, and maintained under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, following the Design, Build, Finance, Operate, and Transfer (DBFOT) method.
