A view of the start of the Kachhari Chowk megaproject (flyover, underpass). Photo: INP
RAWALPINDI:
The construction of three additional underpasses at Qasim Market, Racecourse and Cheering Cross on Peshawar Road, costing Rs7.20 billion, will begin either in the last week of this month or in the first week of December.
According to officials, work on the Rs 14 billion infrastructure project at Kachehri Chowk – comprising three flyovers and three underpasses – is progressing rapidly.
Both projects are expected to be completed by June 2026. The signal-free corridor connecting Kachehri Chowk to Expressway Chowk will become functional by June or July next year.
According to officials, Kachehri Chowk connects Jinnah Park Road, Rashid Minhas Road, Iftikhar Janjua Road, Mall Road and Jhelum Road.
To eliminate increasing traffic pressure, the project includes three underpasses, three viaducts and road expansions. The works are carried out 24 hours a day under the supervision of the C&W Department, which acts as the executing agency, while FWO is the contractor.
The project has been given a completion target of eight months, ending in June 2026.
After completing the TM Chowk and GPO Chowk underpasses, the C&W department received bids from contracting companies for the construction of three more underpasses at Qasim Market, Racecourse and Cheering Cross.
These bids will be opened this week, after which contracts will be awarded. The estimated cost of these underground passages is Rs7.20 billion.
According to C&W sources, the strategy is to start these three underpasses during the ongoing Kachehri Chowk project so that their construction can be completed within the same eight-month time frame.
