The federal government has approved the launch of two major Islamabad road projects starting next month. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the Capital Development Authority (CDA) headquarters.
According to CDA officials, the groundbreaking ceremonies for the T Chowk Flyover and Shaheen Chowk Underpass will be held in the first week of September.
The CDA has already invited bids for the Rs 1.4 billion T Chowk project, planned at the busy junction of GT Road and Islamabad Expressway. The flyover is designed to ease traffic pressure for vehicles entering and leaving the capital.
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Meanwhile, the Rs 1.3 billion Shaheen Chowk Underpass aims to resolve long-standing traffic jams at Ninth Avenue and Khayaban-i-Iqbal/Margalla Road. This location remains one of the busiest stretches of Islamabad because of nearby government offices and educational institutions.
Under the project plan, traffic on Khayaban-i-Iqbal will be routed underground, while the top of the underpass will connect Ninth Avenue with the adjacent service road.
