Urban development: LDA approves Rs3b project for signal-free Qurtaba Chowk

[Salman]

LAHORE:

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has approved the construction of a signal-free junction at Qurtaba Chowk, Mozang, at a cost of Rs3 billion in view of the increasing number of traffic jams there, according to a press release issued after a meeting of the LDA governing body here on Thursday.

The project will start once construction of the Metro Bus Service is complete, said the LDA statement.

The LDA also approved of the dualisation or expansion of the road along Cantonment Drain from the LOS stop on Ferozepur Road to Multan Road, known locally as Nalay Wali Sarak, and the construction of missing links, at a cost of Rs524 million.

A project for the installation of LED lights on 15 major roads at a cost of Rs339 million was also approved.

The LDA officials concerned were not available to give the details for these projects.

Compensation

The LDA governing body also decided compensation for the families of two brothers, Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) workers Heera Masih and Danish Masih, who were killed due to poisonous gas inhalation while cleaning sewer lines.