Rawalpindi’s Signal-Free Corridor Reaches Critical Construction Milestone
Rawalpindi — Rawalpindi’s major infrastructure upgrade is advancing rapidly, with the project to establish a fully signal-free corridor reaching a crucial construction phase, as reported by The Express Tribune. The initiative, spearheaded by the Punjab government to alleviate severe urban congestion, recently achieved a key breakthrough: casting the first full-deck slab on the 567-metre Iftikhar Janjua Underpass, marking the first fully roofed structure in the scheme.
The project, which aims to create a continuous traffic flow linking the Islamabad Expressway, GT Road, and Peshawar Road, is seeing expedited work across its five key junctions.
- Kachehri Chowk: The 878-metre flyover has seen all 101 piles completed, with pile cap casting and pier shaft reinforcement progressing around the clock.
- Jinnah Park: All 24 piles for the flyover are finished, with steel fixing underway.
- Overall Progress: Construction on underpasses and flyovers is accelerating, with 648 out of 840 piles completed citywide.
Rana Qamar Ali, Executive Engineer of the Punjab Highways Department, confirmed that the completion of the first full deck slab and over 70% of the longest flyover’s girders signifies a shift into a “high-gear phase.”
This extensive urban project, approved at a cost exceeding Rs13.334 billion, is set to eliminate chronic bottlenecks at locations like Kachehri Chowk and Jinnah Park, promising significantly reduced travel times and transformed traffic flow across Rawalpindi.
