Islamabad Expressway Service Road East Project More Than 31% Complete
The 9.3-kilometre, three-lane dual carriageway is being built from Faizabad to Gulberg. CDA officials said underpass piles are complete, while work continues on ramps, bridges and drainage structures.
More than 31 per cent of the Islamabad Expressway Service Road (East) project has been completed, with construction of a 9.3-kilometre, three-lane dual carriageway from Faizabad to Gulberg currently under way.
Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Sohail Ashraf reviewed the progress of the project during a visit on Thursday.
CDA officials briefed him that construction was progressing simultaneously at various sections, including an underpass forming a key component of the project. They said all 153 piles of the underpass had been completed, while work on retaining walls of ramps A and B was continuing.
The officials added that construction of various bridge culverts and drainage structures had also reached its final stages.
An enforcement operation is also under way against illegal constructions and encroachments along the Expressway East to remove obstacles and facilitate timely completion of the project, the officials said.
Sohail Ashraf directed the concerned formations to maintain quality standards, ensure transparency and accelerate construction work without compromising on the quality of the project.
He said completion of the service road would help ease traffic congestion on Islamabad Expressway and reduce commuters’ travelling time and fuel consumption.
The project would also improve connectivity and provide better travelling facilities to residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi living along the expressway, he added.