Rawalpindi Ring Road Opening Delayed by Another Month

Meanwhile, the opening of Rawalpindi Ring Road to traffic will face another month's delay as crews continue work on toll plazas and weighing stations.

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• After that, the Punjab Ring Road Authority would need another two weeks to install the Intelligent Transportation System and Electronic Toll Collection system.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif then laid the foundation stone at Rawat on August 8, 2023.

In practice, a senior district administration official remarked the provincial administration would announce an inauguration date after workers complete the remaining facilities. The road has cost Rs. 50.4 billion.

Nevertheless, the official indicated that the pending work could take a month or longer. Rawalpindi's Major Roads to Obtain Repairs Under Rs. 69 Million Plan.

Authorities plan to install eight weighing stations to measure the weight of heavy trucks and calculate toll charges. The official remarked the road would open to heavy and light traffic after these facilities become operational.

Meanwhile, workers continue to build toll plaza booths at Baanth and Thalian. Procurement of the weighing machines additionally remains incomplete.

Notably, the official estimated that construction of the weighing stations would take two to three weeks. Teams would then commence installing the weighing machines.

After that, the Punjab Ring Road Authority would need another two weeks to install the Intelligent Transportation System and Electronic Toll Collection system. Sensors would weigh trucks and determine their toll charges.

Alongside these facilities, authorities are establishing offices for the Punjab Ring Road Authority and building residential accommodation for authorities.

In practice, the official remarked work on the Thalian interchange would commence after authorities open the Ring Road to traffic. He projected the interchange work to finish by December.

Meanwhile, the road has a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour. It features six lanes, controlled access, five interchanges and a 90-metre right of way.

Its infrastructure additionally includes two bridges throughout the Soan and Sill rivers. Another 12 bridges cross various nullahs and roads. Furthermore, the route includes a railway bridge near Baanth and 11 overpasses. Rawalpindi Ring Road Opening Delayed Again.

During the PTI government's tenure, planners proposed a 68-kilometer Ring Road. Nevertheless, a financial scandal halted work, and authorities subsequently approved a revised 38.3-kilometre alignment.

Then-prime minister Imran Khan laid the project's foundation stone in March 2022.

Afterwards, the Pakistan Democratic Movement administration, led by Shehbaz Sharif, temporarily suspended the project. It subsequently authorized work after a third-party validation of the revised 38.3-kilometer route from Baanth to Thalian.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif then laid the foundation stone at Rawat on August 8, 2023. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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