PM directs RDA to make arrangements for ring road inauguration

Rawalpindi: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has asked the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) to make the arrangements for holding the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project inauguration after the monsoon season, a news source quoted RDA Chairman Tariq Murtaza as saying on Thursday (June 4).

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The chairman further revealed that the PM would lay the project’s foundation stone in August. Speaking to the media, Murtaza said that the said inaugural rock would be laid near the Margalla Hills, which form part of the ring road’s route. He further stated that several other infrastructural development schemes were also planned in Rawalpindi.

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Reportedly, the RDA chairman recently had a meeting with the PM to brief him on the ongoing development projects in the city. The premier directed him to ensure their timely completion; particularly the development of ring road projects

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Answering a question regarding the development work carried out so far on the project, Murtaza said that the RDA expects the RRR’s drawing and designing work to be completed in June; following which the undertaking will move to the execution stages

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Also, the project will help reduce traffic issues in the twin cities as it will facilitate the movement of some 50,000 vehicles daily besides fighting environmental pollution.

Around half of the road — 50 kilometers — from Rawat to the Thalian Interchange will fall in Rawalpindi while the remaining part will pass through Islamabad, covering Shah Allah Ditta, Siri Saral, Margalla Road, Kohsar, F-series sectors, Bhara Kahu, and Kallar Sayedan before looping back to the starting point at Rawat in Rawalpindi.

The project will also help reduce traffic issues in the twin cities. The officials hope that the construction of the ring roads in the twin cities will help lessen the pressure of heavy traffic on twin cities’ thoroughfares as it will be used to connect with motorways and GB road.