Infrastructure Development in Pakistan

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Goldcrest DHA - Islamabad

Al-Hamra Aveneue - Islamabad

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Multan Progress and Development

Chungi # 9 Flyover Project[/SIZE]

Jinnah Chowk (Qaddafi Chowk) Flyover Project

A two level flyover on a six leg complex junction at the entrance of Multan city having special geometry with one approach from level 1 merging in level2 bridge

 

[Karachiite]

Multan transit rail system proposed, PM refers matter to economic affairs division

MULTAN, Jan 29 (APP) - A proposal of Multani mono rail system to operate on a strong metallic beam over 18 feet above the city roads for city transportation was presented at a high level briefing chaired by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani here late on Saturday night.Commissioner Multan division Syed Mohammad Ali Gardezi presented the novel idea of mono train operating over head on five routes with four railway stations to facilitate the citizens at the briefing held at the local circuit house.The prime minister ordered that the proposed project be referred to ministry of economic affairs adding that state minister for economic affairs Ms Hina Rabbani Khar should look into the possibility of the project’s execution on Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis.
Commissioner said that the train would operate on five routes including Bosan Road-Judicial complex, Jinah road to Vehari Chowk, Chungi No 9 to university and two others. He pleaded that 72 educational institutions operating on the Bosan road and additional transportation facility to the citizen would help lessen traffic burden on the road.
MPAs and other officials supported the proposal and MPA Syed Nazim Hussain Shah termed it a good effort to beautify the Multan city and improving the local transportation facilities.Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Gilani issued instructions that Rs 100 million funding be arranged to acquire 200 kanal piece of land for cancer treatment hospital near DHQ hospital Multan after he was informed that Rs 20 million funding was available for the purpose.
The prime minister was informed that work on construction of fly-overs was in full swing in the city and the level one fly over at Jinah Chowk (Chowk Kumharanwala) would be completed by March 23.
The fly-over at Chungi No 9 has already been completed while the Rs 1208 million fly-over at Chungi No 8 would be completed in April 2011. The Rs 603 million fly over at Chowk Naag Shah would be completed in July 2011.
Prime Minister was informed that about 95 per cent construction work of Kalma Chowk fly-over has been completed while 55 per cent work on the fly over at Double Phatak has also been completed. These projects would be completed in May this year.
The prime minister stressed on completion of Faisalabad-Multan motorway within specified period.
He was informed that land acquisition process for 57-km long Multan-Khanewal section of the motorway was in the final stages, however, more funding was required to complete this process. This section of the motorway would cost Rs 16.3 billion.
The Prime Minister was informed that 70 per cent work on Rs 2153.5 million head Mohammadwala project has been completed and it would be fully completed by June 2011. The Rs 1616 million project of Musa Pak Shaheed bridge in Jalalpur Pirwala has been completed about 78 per cent and officials hoped it would be operational in May this year.
The Prime Minister was also given briefing on seven grid stations in Multan divisions involving a cost of Rs 1580 million, Rs 100 million project of Multan Dry Port Trust, primary health care schemes, DHQ hospital, cadet college, women university, and engineering university projects, besides improvement in departments and campus of Bahauddin Zakariya University scheme, northern and southern bypasses and city railway station.
Moreover, schemes included in the Multan city beautification plan were also discussed. They included Rs 4.47 million museum scheme, Rs 59.989 Ghanta Ghar market, around Rs 28 million schemes to build two mosques, Rs 2.079 million artisan centre, Rs 59.949 million Damdama (parapet) strengthening scheme at Qila Kohna Qasim Bagh, Rs 59.881 million scheme of fort wall, Rs 92.465 million Qasim fort landscaping, approach road to Darbar Musa Pak Shaheed (Rs 102.323 million), improvement of city gates, reconstruction of old gates which were now missing including Pak gate, Daulat gate, Lohari Gate, conservation of other old gates including Bohar gate, park at old city station.

Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Multani transit rail system proposed, PM refers matter to economic affairs division

 

[Karachiite]

Defence Heights - Islamabad

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Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport - Multan
New Terminal

Multan City Center

 

[Karachiite]

Changing face of Faisalabad due to rapid development.

 

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what about the Non_Material development

 

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Bahria Icon Tower - 70 floor office building + 30 floor residential apartment) - Karachi
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Pics by J Sultan from SSC Mehfil Pakistan

 

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Center Point - Karachi

Sofitel Tower - Karachi

 

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Flyover and underpass: Work on Kalma Chowk to start soon

The government has decided to start work on a flyover at Kalma Chowk to reduce congestion at the intersection, The Express Tribune has learnt. The authorities have also decided to build an underpass at the chowk, but don’t have the money to start the project yet.
The flyover will be a kilometre long and start and end 500 metres either side of Kalma Chowk on Ferozepur Road. The proposed underpass will run from Gulberg Main Boulevard to Garden Town Main Boulevard. The latter will also be widened to take advantage of the new underpass.
Kalma Chowk has been widened twice before, but is now regularly choked with traffic. At peak hours wardens usually switch off the traffic signals and direct traffic manually. Still, the queues of vehicles at the chowk often stretch back to the previous signal.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had asked officials a while ago to make a plan to resolve traffic issues at the chowk. At a meeting chaired by Lahore Commissioner Nadeem Hassan Asif a couple of days ago, it was decided to start work on the flyover. Ferozepur Road was previously under the city district government’s control, but was recently handed over to the Lahore Development Authority
Work on the flyover will start at once, said Israr Saeed, director of the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency. He said that work on the underpass is subject to the availability of funds. He said that an initial estimate put the cost of building the flyover and underpass at Rs2 billion.
Saeed said that the feasibility report would be completed in three months by the National Engineering Services of Pakistan (Nespak), following which it would take about a year to construct the flyover.
“The positive thing is that we don’t have to acquire any land for the project as enough land is already available,” he said.
Saeed said that the widening of Garden Town Main Boulevard would begin once the flyover and underpass are in the final stages. “Without broadening the road the underpass might not be as useful as it should be,” he said.
He said that the road would be widened from 24 feet to 36 feet. Another lane will be added along with service lanes. He said that the Barkat Market traffic signal would be removed and the next Y junction would be widened so vehicles could take a u-turn from there.
Saeed estimated that the road widening project would cost Rs275 million. It will include building benches, an overhead pedestrian bridge and new plantations. The feasibility report for this project will also be conducted by Nespak. It will take about four months to complete, he added.

 

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Bahria Icon Tower - Karachi (60 floors and 30 floors)

Pics by Muhammad Sami

 

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New Islamabad Airport

 

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Plans for harbour crossing bridge

AT the height of 65 metres a cable stay harbour crossing bridge will catch the eyes on the western skyline of Karachi by the year 2015.

It will cater for shipping traffic under it and become part of the 450-metre long bridge that will provide connectivity to Pakistan Deep Sea Container Port being built at Keamari Groyne.

The bridge will ramp up along the Marine Drive road opposite Oil Pier-III and will be anchored on the other side of the Karachi Port channel at Manora with causeways leading to Manora-Sandpit road. Lyari Expressway and Northern Bypass to provide smooth and uninterrupted connectivity to the hinterland.

The bridge will also provide access to the proposed cargo village to be built at the Western backwaters of the Karachi Port. It will provide alternate traffic-bypass to ease the ever-growing traffic pressure and load on city’s internal road network, ensuring smooth, reliable and unhindered traffic flow from the port.

Built at an estimated cost of $450 million, the Harbour Crossing Bridge (HCB) will separate heavy vehicular traffic movement from city’s internal traffic which is also growing at a fast pace.

The rapidly growing external trade with the current annual level of over $50 billion is a nightmare for Karachites who have to confront heavy vehicular traffic even in internal and narrow arteries of the city surrounded by densely populated areas.

The Karachi Port alone presently handles around 41.4 million tons of bulk and containerised cargoes per year. The two container terminals – KICT and PICT jointly handle around 1.3 million TEUs (twenty feet equivalent unit) annually. After the Pakistan Deep Sea Container Port comes into operation by the year 2013 under phase one, it will start handling 0.5 million boxes per year.

To reduce the surging pressure on city’s infrastructure particularly road network, the only way out would be to divert the heavy vehicular traffic moving into and out of port area towards Northern Bypass or Lyari Expressway through the harbour crossing bridge.

From the port’s oil storage area millions of gallons move in and out daily through lorries and pass through densely populated areas of the city. Most of these tanker lorries loaded with highly sensitive and flammable materials pass through city’s posh localities like Clifton and Defence Housing Authority.

The Karachi Port authority in December last gave a detailed presentation of the harbour crossing bridge to President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House, designed to transform Karachi port into a “transshipment hub.”

The Asian Development Bank has indicated to give $100 million soft term loan as direct lending (without GoP guarantee). The ADB has also proposed to anchor the loan with KPT’s share of 35 per cent of the project cost, with the remaining to be acquired from commercial banks.

According to initial estimates, the HCB being a toll bridge will recover the entire investment in a period of 15 to 18 years, depending on the toll rates. Studies carried out by experts found the project feasible with an expected internal rate of return (EIRR)) of 16.54 per cent.

The ADB is also providing technical assistance of $225,000 for preparatory works for the evaluation of port’s business plan and income. These funds will also be used for updating the feasibility study of PDSCP and HCB initially carried out in 2005. KPT’s project manager, Saeed Soomro hopes that after getting approval, the port will be in a position to call bids for the HCB from contractors by middle of this year, adding that execution work of the bridge may be initiated by end of this year and it may be completed in four years.

A Chinese company has shown interest in the project and is also willing to fund the HCB on soft terms.

Plans for harbour crossing bridge | Magzines | DAWN.COM

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[Omar1984]

LOOKING GOOD!!!