Pakistani Roads, Motorways and Highways
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The Grand Trunk Road was one of Sher Shah Suri's three epic achievements (it went all the way to Chittagong, Bangladesh).
The other two were:
a) Introduction of standardized currency i.e. the Rupiyah (Silver coin), Mohur (Gold coin), Paisa (copper coin) etc., and,
b) Introduction of the Postal system (activated by horse-riders/ghor-sawars in between stations carrying mail-bags
Amazing the postal bit was all done in the mid-1500s.
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9 March 2022.
Frontier Works Organization (FWO) speeds up work on the Lillah-Jhelum dual carriageway (LJDC).
The 128KM long road is on its way to completion within the stipulated time.
Earlier, FWO uploaded a video showing the latest developments in the project. As per the video, FWO has made steady progress on the road’s earthworks, grading, leveling, and embankment filling.
PM Khan ordered the completion of Lillah-Jhelum dual carriageway by March 2023. He directed the authorities concerned to finish phase one of the project — Lillah Interchange to Pind Dadan Khan and the second phase – Misri Morr to Bukhari Chowk by June this year.
Furthermore, he instructed that the project will receive funds from Punjab’s development budget.
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FWO makes major progress on Lillah-Jhelum dual carriageway.....
News Desk.
9 March 2022.
Frontier Works Organization (FWO) speeds up work on the Lillah-Jhelum dual carriageway (LJDC).
The 128KM long road is on its way to completion within the stipulated time.
Earlier, FWO uploaded a video showing the latest developments in the project. As per the video, FWO has made steady progress on the road’s earthworks, grading, leveling, and embankment filling.
PM Khan ordered the completion of Lillah-Jhelum dual carriageway by March 2023. He directed the authorities concerned to finish phase one of the project — Lillah Interchange to Pind Dadan Khan and the second phase – Misri Morr to Bukhari Chowk by June this year.
Furthermore, he instructed that the project will receive funds from Punjab’s development budget.
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March 17, 2022
• Organisation quoted price Rs300m less than estimated cost
• Work to start next month; land acquisition underway
RAWALPINDI: The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) on Wednesday acquired the contract to start the much-awaited Rawalpindi Ring Road (R3) project, estimated to cost Rs22.8 billion.
On the other hand, the delegation of a Chinese company expressed its interest in the Leh Nullah Expressway and flood channel projects during its visit to the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) office on Wednesday.
RDA Chief Engineer Dr Habibul Haq Randhawa, who is deputy project director of the R3 project, told Dawn that the development authority had awarded Rs22.8bn contract of the Rawalpindi Ring Road to the FWO.
He said the FWO had quoted a price Rs300 million less than the estimated cost and emerged as the lowest bidder after the committee opened technical and financial bids in the presence of relevant officials.
He said in accordance with clause No. 26 (B) of the general directions for guidance of tenders, the FWO has been asked to furnish performance security at the rate of 5pc of the contract price which comes to Rs1.14bn in shape of cash, pay order or bank guarantee (on stamp paper) from any scheduled bank of Pakistan within 15 days from issuance of this letter in favour of the project director, Project Management Unit (PMU), Rawalpindi Ring Road.
Apart from this, sources told Dawn that the Punjab government had also released Rs4bn for the R3 project while the RDA would give Rs3.5bn to FWO – the contractor of R3 –for mobilisation of machinery.
They said the government had been asked to utilise the fund amounting to Rs4bn by June 30, 2022, adding that the RDA would give Rs500 million for initial work.
Work on the R3 project would likely start next month while land acquisition had commenced in the area. A total of 8,992 kanals would be utilised for the Ring Road from Banth to Thalian.
The Punjab government had provided Rs5.913bn for land acquisition for the 38.3km road, out of which so far, Rs2.39bn had been spent.
Rawalpindi Ring Road will have six lanes and four interchanges on Banth-Chak Beli Khan Road, Adiala Road, Chakri Road and Thalian.
Published in Dawn, March 17th, 2022
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Frontier Works Organisation gets Ring Road project’s contract
Aamir YasinMarch 17, 2022
• Organisation quoted price Rs300m less than estimated cost
• Work to start next month; land acquisition underway
RAWALPINDI: The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) on Wednesday acquired the contract to start the much-awaited Rawalpindi Ring Road (R3) project, estimated to cost Rs22.8 billion.
On the other hand, the delegation of a Chinese company expressed its interest in the Leh Nullah Expressway and flood channel projects during its visit to the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) office on Wednesday.
RDA Chief Engineer Dr Habibul Haq Randhawa, who is deputy project director of the R3 project, told Dawn that the development authority had awarded Rs22.8bn contract of the Rawalpindi Ring Road to the FWO.
He said the FWO had quoted a price Rs300 million less than the estimated cost and emerged as the lowest bidder after the committee opened technical and financial bids in the presence of relevant officials.
He said in accordance with clause No. 26 (B) of the general directions for guidance of tenders, the FWO has been asked to furnish performance security at the rate of 5pc of the contract price which comes to Rs1.14bn in shape of cash, pay order or bank guarantee (on stamp paper) from any scheduled bank of Pakistan within 15 days from issuance of this letter in favour of the project director, Project Management Unit (PMU), Rawalpindi Ring Road.
Apart from this, sources told Dawn that the Punjab government had also released Rs4bn for the R3 project while the RDA would give Rs3.5bn to FWO – the contractor of R3 –for mobilisation of machinery.
They said the government had been asked to utilise the fund amounting to Rs4bn by June 30, 2022, adding that the RDA would give Rs500 million for initial work.
Work on the R3 project would likely start next month while land acquisition had commenced in the area. A total of 8,992 kanals would be utilised for the Ring Road from Banth to Thalian.
The Punjab government had provided Rs5.913bn for land acquisition for the 38.3km road, out of which so far, Rs2.39bn had been spent.
Rawalpindi Ring Road will have six lanes and four interchanges on Banth-Chak Beli Khan Road, Adiala Road, Chakri Road and Thalian.
Published in Dawn, March 17th, 2022
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