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‘Half of Lahore Orange Train project completed’

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Half of the civil work on Lahore Orange Line Metro Train project has so far been completed and construction of 12 elevated as well as one underground stations for the train have also started along the 13.7 kilo metre long package one for the project from Dera Gujjaran, GT Road to Chauburji.

This was stated in the weekly progress review meeting of the Steering Committee of the project held here Wednesday under the chairmanship of Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan.

The meeting was told that so far 20 U-tube girders, a locally precast structure for the first time in Pakistan, had been launched along GT Road for laying track for the train and the process would be accelerated in the coming days. Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan directed for setting separate deadlines for completion of each station and called upon all the relevant departments to work with close coordination to achieve the targets.

He asked for provision of connections of utility services, including electricity, water supply, Sui gas and telephone, at these stations. All the utility services departments should take special care of their infrastructure during execution of work for the project to ensure uninterrupted supply of these services to the people living in the adjoining areas, he said.

NESPAK General Manager Slaman Hafeez informed the meeting that his department had established a special task force to finalise designs quickly. Work for construction of a bridge for Orange Line Metro Train on Lahore Ring Road has also started. He briefed the meeting on the pace of work on each of the four packages of the project and said that so far 59 percent civil work of the package one from Dera Gujjaran, GT Road to Chauburji had been completed.

Progress of work on package two from Chauburji to Ali Town is 44 percent, on the depot near Dera Gujjran is 48 percent while on Stabling Yard near Ali Town, it is 47 percent. All possible measures are being taken for completion of the project on schedule, he added.

 

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I can imagine all these pillars for the train and metro buses becoming magnets for ugly posters!... would end up looking horrible!

 

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I can imagine all these pillars for the train and metro buses becoming magnets for ugly posters!... would end up looking horrible!

This is not Karachi Brother. Nothing like that happens in Lahore

 

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LAHORE: Lahore Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) Steering Committee Chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan held a progress review meeting on Wednesday in which he gave various directions for the project’s development.

He said that a sign system of international standards should be designed and installed at all metro stations. This was required for the information and guidance of commuters who use the transport. .

He also directed that, “More police wardens may be deputed near all the 11 under-construction elevated metro stations along package-I, where construction activity was in full swing these days, for facilitating smooth flow of traffic in these areas.”

The officials at the meeting were informed that four traffic wardens, who were performing their duties in two shifts, had been designated for escorting the pre-cast structures from the casting yard to the site of installation, to avoid any untoward incident during lifting. The meeting was further told that the reconstruction of roads from Lakshmi Chowk to The Mall and the underground Anarkali metro station at Jain Mander had been commenced. In addition asphalt work on the GT Road from Dera Gujjran to Coop Store as well as Nicholson Road from Bohar Wala Chowk to Lakshmi Chowk had already been completed.

The meeting was also informed that a total of 670 precast U-tub girders would be used for the construction of the elevated track along the package-I route, out of which 220 girders had so far been launched. Similarly a total of 341 transoms would be used along this route out of which 258 had so far been placed.

Work on package II had been resumed and the construction of roads from Thokar Niaz Baig to Ali Town had also started. Eight out of the 23 buildings of the depot, in package-III, had so far been constructed and work for acquisition of the remaining land required for the stabling yard in package IV had also begun.

 

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Orange Train coming soon...


* Construction of roads from Thokar Niaz Baig to Ali Town starts

LAHORE: Signs should be designed and installed at all stations for guidance of commuters who will travel via Lahore Orange Line Metro Train (LOMT).

Project's Steering Committee Chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan said this during a weekly progress review meeting on Wednesday.

"More police wardens may be deputed near all the 11 under-construction elevated metro stations along package-I, where construction activity was in full swing these days, for facilitating smooth flow of traffic in these areas," he added.

The meeting was informed that four traffic wardens, who were performing their duties in two shifts had been deputed for escorting the pre-cast structures from casting yard to the site of installation to avoid any untoward incident during the lifting.

The meeting was further told that reconstruction of roads from Lakshmi Chowk to The Mall as well as around the under-ground Anarkali metro station being built at Jain Mandir area has been commenced. While asphalt work on GT Road from Dera Gujjaran to Coop Store and Nicholson Road from Bohr Wala Chowk to Lakshmi Chowk has been completed.

A total of 670 precast U-tub girders will be used for construction of elevated track along Package-I out which 220 had so far been launched. Similarly a total of 341 Transoms will be used along this route out of which 258 had so far been placed.

Work on Package-II has also been resumed and construction of roads from Tokhar Niaz Baig to Ali Town has also started. Eight out of the 23 buildings of depot, package-III, had so far been constructed and work for acquisition of remaining land required for stabling yard, package IV, had also been started.

 

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