RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Ring Road Project Management Unit (PMU) has completed 72 percent of the work and prepared a revised PC-I, increasing the project cost from Rs33 billion to Rs45 billion due to rising material prices, design changes, and new additions.
The revision includes an additional interchange at Thalian to connect the Ring Road with the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway, construction of toll plazas at key entry and exit points, and expanded road sizes at interchanges. The updated PC-I will be submitted to the Punjab government through the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) for final approval.
Deputy Project Director Ashfaq Sulheri said construction is now being accelerated in three shifts to recover delays caused by the monsoon. Key milestones include completion of the Soan Bridge, ongoing girder casting for the railway bridge, and asphalt work on the road.
The 38.3-kilometer Ring Road will feature six lanes, a design speed of 120 km/h, five interchanges at Banth, Chak Baili Khan, Adiala Road, Chakri Road, and Thalian, and an industrial zone along the corridor.