RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has accelerated work on a Rs35.28 billion project to improve road infrastructure in Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas. The project includes four flyovers and eight underpasses. Authorities have also decided to build a new flyover at Ammar Shaheed Chowk.
So far, one flyover and two underpasses have been completed, while work is ongoing on two flyovers and three underpasses. Construction of three more underpasses will start by December 20, and another flyover is scheduled to begin next year.
Following the Metro Bus project, this initiative is a major step to upgrade road facilities in the city. Two flyovers and three underpasses at Kachehry Chowk are planned to be completed within four and a half months.
The Nawaz Sharif Flyover at Khawaja Corporation Chowk, built at Rs4.4 billion, is already open to traffic. Work to redesign, widen, and carpet Adiala Road is ongoing. In Saddar, the GPO Chowk and TMA Chowk underpasses, built at Rs5.7349 billion, are open to traffic.
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Construction of the Kachehry Chowk flyover and underpass, launched on November 3 at Rs5.974249 billion, is expected to finish by April 30, 2026. The Jinnah Park flyover and underpass linked to Kachehry Chowk, costing Rs4.672245 billion, are scheduled for completion by March 30, 2026.
An underpass and road expansion on Iftikhar Janjua Road, costing Rs2.688073 billion, started on November 3 and will be completed by January 30, 2026.
At Ammar Shaheed Chowk, an existing underpass and road expansion are already open to traffic. Due to rising traffic, a new flyover worth Rs3.45 billion is now planned, with construction starting next year.
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To create a signal-free corridor from Kachehry Chowk to Motorway Chowk, the underpasses at TMA Chowk, GPO Chowk, and Golra Mor in Saddar will be followed by three more underpasses on Peshawar Road.
These include Race Course Chowk (Rs3.091073 billion), Qabristan Chowk (Rs2.679328 billion), and Chairing Cross (Rs2.588654 billion), all expected to finish by March 30 next year.
Once completed, the corridor from Ammar Shaheed Chowk and Kachehry Chowk to Motorway Chowk will provide smooth access to Islamabad International Airport and the motorway. All projects are being supervised by the C&W Punjab department.
