Islamabad--- Updates

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Expansion and Reconstruction of Islamabad Expressway along with 2 Interchanges of Defence Housing Authority - DHA.
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The Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad has initiated plans to introduce the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in response to the city's growing transportation needs.

 

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Bhara Kahu Bypass Construction Update​

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1671162125635719170

 

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Under Construction Information Technology - IT Park in Islamabad in collaboration with South Korea . .....

 

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Islamabad metro , ......

 

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Bhara Kahu Bypass progress, ...

 

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The Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad has initiated plans to introduce the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in response to the city's growing transportation needs.

Any details on this?

 

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Any details on this?

To secure funding for the project, the CDA’s planning wing has approached international donors such as the Asian Development Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). They have prepared a basic concept paper, but a consultant is required to conduct a detailed feasibility study.

Four potential routes have been identified for the LRT system, including a 30.5km route from Rawat to Faisal Mosque, a 13.7km route from N5 to Pakistan Monument, a 27.5km route from Rawat to 26 No Stop, and a 10.4km route from Pirwadhai to Faizabad.

While the planning process has started, there are challenges in implementing the project due to the need for significant funding and political stability.

 

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J 7 Emporium, ...
Mall under construction in B-17, Islamabad.

 

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To secure funding for the project, the CDA’s planning wing has approached international donors such as the Asian Development Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). They have prepared a basic concept paper, but a consultant is required to conduct a detailed feasibility study.

Four potential routes have been identified for the LRT system, including a 30.5km route from Rawat to Faisal Mosque, a 13.7km route from N5 to Pakistan Monument, a 27.5km route from Rawat to 26 No Stop, and a 10.4km route from Pirwadhai to Faizabad.

While the planning process has started, there are challenges in implementing the project due to the need for significant funding and political stability.

Some routes make sense, some absolutely don't.

Why would you have a rail system running on the same route as a bus metro?

Moreover, would be interesting to see what they do with this. Do they run an overhead, or underground, or ground level?

Can't wait to see how they fck up this project.

What Islamabad needs on an urgent basis is:

1- Paid parking in markaz
2- More parking plazas
3- Tolled entry into Islamabad from expressway and out of the city

And this is the most important:
4- Intra city transport

Throwing someone off to Pakistan Monument, Faisal mosque or wherever isn't going to do anything.

Vast sectors of Islamabad, G10, 11, F11, F10, E11 and more, where the bulk of the population lives, have no access to this transportation system and is at the mercy of the transporters or have to use their own cars.

Instead of these fancy projects, have an efficient intra city transport system first, it doesn't need those gimmicks neither does it need huge funding.

But maybe that is why it isn't being made either.

 

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CDA approves construction of National Bus Terminal near Metro at I 11.
The facility will have more than hundred bus bays and allied services

 

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Latest update on Bhara Kahu Bypass End Point​

 

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Under Construction Information Technology - IT Park in Islamabad in collaboration with South Korea.

Note here that the groundbreaking of Islamabad IT Park was performed on 26 May 2021 by Minister of IT & Telecom (MoITT), Syed Amin Ul Haq, and Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, H.E Suh Sangpyo, at Chak Shahzad.

IT Park Islamabad will consist of twelve storeys (2 underground and 10 above) and will stretch over an area of 66,893 square meters. It will provide office space to over 120 startups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and ancillary facilities like testing laboratories, classrooms, industry-academia linkage center, auditorium, etc.

The MoITT is developing IT Park Islamabad with financial assistance from Exim Bank Korea. The total cost of the project is $88.8 million, of which, $76.3 million will be provided by South Korea and $12.5 million will be covered by Pakistan.