Rawalpindi Ring Road was scheduled to be initiate in the financial year 2020 and estimated to complete in 2022. This is the most awaited project to reduce the pollution of twin cities. Rather than fighting against the environmental pollution, it will offers the movement of 50,000 vehicles on daily basis. The patch from Rawat to Thaliyan Interchange about 50 kilometers fall in Rawalpindi While covering Shah Allah Ditta, Margalla Road, Bhara Kahu, Siri Saral, Kohsar, and F-series sector remaining part will pass through Islamabad. This road will make a ring by turning back to the initial point at Rawat in Rawalpindi due to this reason this road is called as Ring Road. Rawalpindi Ring Road Project will initiate at Chhan bridge and end at the initial point after passing through the the Twin Cities said by Federal Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan.
100 billion PRs will cost for this mega project between Rawalpindi and Islamabad. As said by the minister it was no more simply a ring road for the fortress city instead it will be a longer passage between the twin cities. This project is not only to facilitate the residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi but will be beneficent for the whole country. Federal minister also said that this mega project will take around two years to complete. To supervise the construction work of Ring Road a Project Management Unit has been formed. To conduct feasibility study of the Ring Road Zeeruk was hired that will formulate PC-I for this project.
Zeeruk and Engineering General Consultant is a joint venture for this project. For the feasibility study Rs 10 million had allocated by the government of Punjab. A deputy project director, a structural engineer, two engineers, a land acquisition collector and a resettlement action planner will be hired, all of them will be worked under the supervision of Commissioner Rawalpindi. Development work has been started on this project from last few days and will end when the PC-I will present by consultant firm and the land acquisition start by the government. Chani Sher Alam near Rawat is the initial point of this project while Thalian near the motorway is its ending point.
For a loan to build this road is applied by the provincial government with Chinese Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) according to officials of RDA. The motorists will have an easy access to Pakistan Secretariat by sectors of F-series, Shah Allah Ditta, Margalla Road and Sangjani under the proposed project. The length of road will be 10 km From GT Road to Margalla. By this road the vehicles will reach easily to federal capital from Hazara Division and Gilgit-Baltistan. The pressure of heavy traffic will be reduced in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad by the construction of this road as it will be used to connect with motorways and GB Road through fares.
Regarding the most awaited Rawalpindi Ring Road here is another important update for our customers that this road will offer an alternative route to reach on Motorway7 M-2. The project will extend up to zero point by the decision of higher authorities. To facilitate the general public in Islamabad and Rawalpindi this decision took by the authorities but now it will raise the cost and time estimated earlier.
Bahria Town Phase 8 extension will pass along the DHA-3. While Al-Haram City, Abdullah City, Capital Smart City, Blue World City, Green Oaks and FBR Society will found best returns due to their closeness from Ring Road.The prices of plots in these societies will be improved due to the construction of this mega project.