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CDA officials said once Margalla Avenue is completed, traffic load on Srinagar Highway will also reduce.
Once completed, the road will be a direct link for traffic to and for GT Road via Margalla Avenue. There would be an interchange on the GT road and it will connect directly to the motorway.
CDA Chairman retired Capt Mohammad Usman took special interest in completing Margallah Avenue and other development projects of Islamabad.
More than 90pc work has been completed and the remaining minor work is being carried out now. Asphalt has also been laid and the process will be completed in one week,” said an official of the CDA.
The portion of Margalla Road, under the said contract, starts from Grand Trunk Road and ends in D-12 from where after construction of an interchange and a small portion of 11th Avenue it will be linked with Khayaban-i-Iqbal.
Recently, the CDA had started construction of the road from D-12 to Khayaban-i-Iqbal as well to connect Margalla Avenue with other roads of the city.
The CDA started construction work on the 5.5-km-long road from D-12 (ending point of Margalla Avenue) to link it with Khyaban-i-Iqbal at E-11 and 11th Avenue. E-11 residents will have signal free movement at this intersection.
The project worth around Rs3.9 billion, which also has five culverts and an interchange in E-11, is supposed to be completed in six months. On Dec 21, the CDA issued work orders for the project.
Nearly 5000 Tebubia Rosea, Jacranda, Amaltas, Pine, Bottle Brush, Fiddlewood trees, 3000 shrubs and more than 250000 ground covers will be planted along the corridor in the first phase.
Islamabad has seen a rapid increase in traffic in the past few years due to a growth in the number of residents. Inhabitants of Bhara Kahu, Bani Gala, and surrounding regions especially find it hard to reach or leave Islamabad through the crowded city roads, especially during rush hour.
According to PC-I of the 10.4-kilometre-long road being constructed at a cost of Rs2 billion from GT Road to D-12, the project was supposed to be completed in June last year. Initially, it was a two lanes road, however, the scope of work was later extended to three lanes on each side. Therefore, the contractor was given a six-month extended time which lapsed on December 30.
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