ISLAMABAD: Work on expressway in full swing

Work on a project to convert Islamabad Highway into an expressway by constructing a dozen of underpasses and a flyover to ease ever-increasing traffic is in full swing.

A senior CDA official Wednesday said the construction work was in full swing and hoped the project would be completed within stipulated period. He said the construction of additional lanes from Faizabad to Rawat would ease rush on the highway which had at times led to accidents and disrupted traffic flow. He said the Rs 1.676 billion project included seven underpasses and four interchanges on the highway from Faizabad Interchange up to Rawat. These interchanges and flyovers are in addition to Zero Point Interchange.

"Islamabad Highway will be made signal-free and the project will take more or less a year for completion. The work on the interchanges and underpasses would be started soon," the official said.

He said underpasses were being planned at I-8 traffic signal, Kurri Road, PWD Housing Scheme, Soan Garden Scheme, Japan Road and DHA near Commoner's Town. The interchanges will be built at Rawat, Karal Chowk and Sohan and Khanna bridges.He said the Islamabad Highway's plan included its expansion by two lanes each of 12-feet on both sides making it the first five-lane road across the country.
Courtesy: The Post, 18/9/2008