Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that international standard infrastructure is being developed to put Pakistan on the fast track to development.
He was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of Signal Free Corridor of the Islamabad Highway on Tuesday afternoon. The project envisages conversion of 24 kilometre Expressway from Zero Point to GT Road Rawat as signal free corridor besides addition of lanes to ease traffic congestion. It will cost about Rs 21.81 billion.
In the first phase, launched today, four kilometre portion from Zero Point to Faizabad would be completed at a cost of 1.6 billion rupees. An overhead bridge would be constructed at Shakarparian Chowk to give signal free access to travellers.
Nawaz Sharif said there is plan to construct Muzaffarabad-Mirpur road along Jhelum river.
He announced that the landscape of Islamabad would be changed during remaining three years of the present government. He said he has approved five billion rupee package for Islamabad to upgrade its roads to international standards.
He after completion of work on Islamabad highway expansion project, there is a plan to link Rawat with Motorway so that Motorway users could have another option to enter Islamabad.
He said a bridge would be constructed at Bhara Kahu to provide hassle free access to user of Murree Expressway. Alternatively, there is plan to construct a bypass through Shahdara if land for the purpose becomes available.
The PM gave directions for inquiry into delay and corruption in the construction of Kashmir Highway in Islamabad.