Tag: Islamabad Expressway

Islamabad houses over 100 illegal gas stations

--Committee says BDS failed to monitor fuel stations or form SOPs concerning such violations  ISLAMABAD: The city managers of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and District...

ITP wants 21 more crossing bridges on Islamabad Expressway

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) Monday urged the civic agency to construct 21 more crossing bridges over the overburdened Islamabad Expressway to ensure the...

Govt not interested in completing Islamabad Expressway expansion project

ISLAMABAD: After the disapproval of funds by the federal government for the second phase of up-gradation and expansion of Islamabad Expressway, Capital Development Authority...

More cops needed to man traffic on Islamabad Expressway

ISLAMABAD: The absence of policemen on Islamabad Expressway in the past few days has resulted in regular severe traffic jams during peak hours. Many commuters who...

28km expressway sans landscaping plan points towards unprofessional authorities

ISLAMABAD: The 28-kilometre long Islamabad Expressway, one of the main arteries of the Capital, has no landscaping plan which speaks volumes about the seriousness of...

Cop killed by ex-PM’s car

  The driver of former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was taken into custody after his official car hit and killed a motorcyclist in Islamabad...

Capital’s main roads remain unsafe for pedestrians

Pedestrians crisscross through heavy traffic due to insufficient overhead bridges Govt prefers to rid the capital of encroachments, avoids completing infrastructure projects ISLAMABAD: Everyday thousands...

PM disregards ECP order, grants Rs 10 bln for road project

--- ECP imposed ban on April 11 over approving development funds to discourage pre-poll rigging ---PM Abbasi approved the release of funds on April 17...

Scores of development projects at a standstill

Main roads expansion, overhead bridges at a halt for past one year ISLAMABAD: The development projects, including expansion of roads, overhead bridges, construction of pedestrian...

Only one of four phases of Islamabad Expressway completed so far

28 kilometre-long expressway connecting mainland Islamabad with Rawat to now cost Rs 21 billion Expansion of Islamabad Expressway is the poster project of CDA and...