RDA Demands FWO to Speed up Development of Tourism Expressway Project

Posted by Inzamam Ali Malik on | Monday, January 9th, 2023 | Property News | 2033 Views

News: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has directed Frontier Works Organization to improve the pace of work on the Tourism Expressway Project and ensure its early completion. Recently, RDA conducted a meeting in the first week of January to discuss the development status of the Tourism Highway Project and the result of this meeting was to demand progress from FWO.

In April 2022, Tourism Highway Project was approved by Rawalpindi Development Authority, the main aim of this highway was to provide better access to the citizens of Islamabad and Rawalpindi towards different tourist destinations including Kahuta, Kotli Sattian, and Murree and further up to Lohar Topa and Azad Kashmir. The foundation for this project was formally laid and work started with some delays.

This project has already faced a lot of delays in the past, first due to the government change in April 2022. Later on, the new government halted the project due to insufficient funds. However, development started later on but it was slow, therefore, RDA took notice and advised FWO to deploy more labor and complete it as soon as possible.

During the RDA meeting, NESPAK, the leading consultant was directed to put efforts into the projects where FWO was also instructed to fill gaps in Tourism Highway. After completion of this project, both locals and tourists will get easy access to mentioned location and benefits. The total length of the Tourism Highway is 123 Kilometers and starts from Rawat Pandori Chowk to the above-mentioned destinations. This project will be completed with a total cost of PKR 4.75 Billion. In addition to laying a road, around 200,000 trees will be planted alongside this expressway to conserve nature and improve its beauty.

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