It was learnt on Friday that the Mareer Chowk expansion project was proceeding very slowly due to the concerned authorities’ tardiness.
Sources predicted that the project’s first half would not to be completed till June 30 despite announcements to the contrary.
According to sources, half of the Mareer Chowk bridge would be constructed in the first phase, following which work on the other half would be started. Funds for the project have already been released.
One reason behind the delay was that the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) was relying only on one deputy director for the project and the chief engineer and director engineering were not involved.
Meanwhile, it seems impossible that that Shah Khalid Colony Railway Underpass would be completed before the May 31 deadline.
Rawalpindi residents talked about the troubles the ditches in the construction work created for them. They called on the authorities to fill the ditches and said that the project’s slow pace showed that the RDA and the political leadership did not care about its timely completion.