ISLAMABAD: VVIP movement impeding work on Islamabad Highway

[CMY]

ISLAMABAD: CDA Engineering Member Moeen Uddin Kakakhel has said work on Islamabad Highway is in full swing and the 10-lane Islamabad Expressway -- the new name of Islamabad Highway -- will be opened to traffic until the next October.

The project was started in April after three months of its formal groundbreaking on January 30, 2008. The managing director of the construction company, Nadeem Khan, Friday said the work on the 8-kilometre road would be completed in one year with a total cost of Rs 877 million. He said the construction plan had been revised after the groundbreaking and the number of lanes was increased from eight to ten. He said 36.7 of percent work had been completed and they would be able to complete the work ahead of the stipulated time. Khan said the VVIP movement was badly affecting construction. He said though they had a proper security clearance system for labourers, they were not allowed to work during VVIP movement. He said if the practice continued it could delay the project's completion for at least two months. On the other hand, the commuters are suffering from jams owing to heavy traffic on the road. Thousands of vehicles use the road to enter or exit the capital city. There is no alternative route for traffic, which is adding to commuting woes. Amer, a commuter, said the pace of work was satisfactory but traffic jams due to ill-management were nightmarish.

VVIP movement impeding work on Islamabad Highway



Habib Asgher

ISLAMABAD: CDA Engineering Member Moeen Uddin Kakakhel has said work on Islamabad Highway is in full swing and the 10-lane Islamabad Expressway -- the new name of Islamabad Highway -- will be opened to traffic until the next October.

The project was started in April after three months of its formal groundbreaking on January 30, 2008. The managing director of the construction company, Nadeem Khan, Friday said the work on the 8-kilometre road would be completed in one year with a total cost of Rs 877 million. He said the construction plan had been revised after the groundbreaking and the number of lanes was increased from eight to ten. He said 36.7 of percent work had been completed and they would be able to complete the work ahead of the stipulated time. Khan said the VVIP movement was badly affecting construction. He said though they had a proper security clearance system for labourers, they were not allowed to work during VVIP movement. He said if the practice continued it could delay the project's completion for at least two months. On the other hand, the commuters are suffering from jams owing to heavy traffic on the road. Thousands of vehicles use the road to enter or exit the capital city. There is no alternative route for traffic, which is adding to commuting woes. Amer, a commuter, said the pace of work was satisfactory but traffic jams due to ill-management were nightmarish.

VVIP movement impeding work on Islamabad Highway



Habib Asgher

ISLAMABAD: CDA Engineering Member Moeen Uddin Kakakhel has said work on Islamabad Highway is in full swing and the 10-lane Islamabad Expressway -- the new name of Islamabad Highway -- will be opened to traffic until the next October.

The project was started in April after three months of its formal groundbreaking on January 30, 2008. The managing director of the construction company, Nadeem Khan, Friday said the work on the 8-kilometre road would be completed in one year with a total cost of Rs 877 million. He said the construction plan had been revised after the groundbreaking and the number of lanes was increased from eight to ten. He said 36.7 of percent work had been completed and they would be able to complete the work ahead of the stipulated time. Khan said the VVIP movement was badly affecting construction. He said though they had a proper security clearance system for labourers, they were not allowed to work during VVIP movement. He said if the practice continued it could delay the project's completion for at least two months. On the other hand, the commuters are suffering from jams owing to heavy traffic on the road. Thousands of vehicles use the road to enter or exit the capital city. There is no alternative route for traffic, which is adding to commuting woes. Amer, a commuter, said the pace of work was satisfactory but traffic jams due to ill-management were nightmarish.

VVIP movement impeding work on Islamabad Highway