RDA to Revive Liaquat Bagh Underpass Project to Make Murree Road Signal-Free
The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has decided to revive a project that was put on hold for five years, aiming to make Murree Road a signal-free corridor by constructing an underpass at Liaquat Bagh Square.
In 2017, RDA spent over Rs11 million on a feasibility study to determine whether a flyover or an underpass should be built. However, after the consultant Nespak provided more suggestions, the former PTI government shelved the project in 2018.
As per the details, the authority has now submitted a new plan to the Punjab government, which includes building an underpass on the Saddar to Faizabad road and a link road for Liaquat Road towards Fawara Chowk.
The RDA director general said the underpass would help alleviate traffic congestion at Liaquat Bagh Chowk and would be included in the new annual development program of the Punjab government.
The flyover at Liaquat Bagh was deemed unfeasible due to the high cost of acquiring land on both sides of the square.