Southern loop I and II of Lahore ring road project which was constructed in collaboration with Lahore Ring Road Authority and Frontier Works Organization (FWO) is formally inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Construction of this 22.4 km long important road, which has been constructed in a period of one year, has interconnected the southern and northern parts of Lahore. This road is 90 meters wide with six lanes capacity and more than 100,000 passengers will travel on this international-quality road every day.
This project has been completed under public-private partnership (PPP) mode which is constructed by civil administration and the FWO jointly and added that it is the best way to move the country forward. Chief Minister said that ring road southern loop project is an example of quality, rapid completion and construction standards. He appreciated services of those involved in speedy construction of this project.
The horticulture model, developed in collaboration with Turkey and Punjab Horticulture Authority is beautifying this project through the dexterous use of horticulture. This project will play an important role to smooth the flow of traffic in the backdrop of rising population in Lahore. The construction standard of southern loop is very high and I have had held many meetings with DG FWO Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal, Shahbaz added. He stated FWO and Lahore Ring Road Authority signed an agreement and the DG FWO said that full efforts would be made to complete this project by Aug 2017. However despite some obstacles the project has been completed in one year time which is a historic achievement. Punjab government has made a saving of seven billion rupees in the project.
