{"id":102634,"date":"2025-06-30T16:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102634"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:36:25","slug":"ruda-moves-ahead-with-major-infrastructure-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ruda-moves-ahead-with-major-infrastructure-plans.html","title":{"rendered":"RUDA moves ahead with major infrastructure plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) is moving forward with major connectivity and infrastructure projects aimed at integrating the upcoming Ravi City with the existing urban fabric of Lahore. On Thursday, RUDA Chief Executive Officer Imran Amin conducted a field visit to assess the alignment and scope of these developments, in line with directives issued by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ruda-to-link-lhr-with-ravi-city-via-expressway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RUDA to connect Lahore with Ravi City via Chaharbagh Expressway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming projects include the construction of a bridge and road network connecting Shahdara and Saggian to the M2 Motorway, as well as an expressway along the Ravi riverbed. A Marine Drive corridor is also planned along the river, envisioned to add both functional and aesthetic value to the urban landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These initiatives are expected to significantly improve accessibility to and from Ravi City, positioning it as a strategic secondary gateway to Lahore. During the visit, representatives from RUDA\u2019s engineering, enforcement, land, and planning departments were present, alongside officials from allied government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new infrastructure is part of a broader vision by the Punjab government to enhance urban integration, streamline traffic flow, and promote sustainable development in Lahore\u2019s expanding metropolitan area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) is moving forward with major connectivity and infrastructure projects aimed at integrating the upcoming Ravi City with the existing urban fabric of Lahore. On Thursday, RUDA Chief Executive Officer Imran Amin conducted a field visit to assess the alignment and scope of these developments, in line with directives issued by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. Read: RUDA to connect Lahore with Ravi City via Chaharbagh Expressway The upcoming projects include the construction of a bridge and road network connecting Shahdara and Saggian to the M2 Motorway, as well as an expressway along the Ravi riverbed. A Marine Drive corridor is also planned along the river, envisioned to add both functional and aesthetic value to the urban landscape. These initiatives are expected to significantly improve accessibility to and from Ravi City, positioning it as a strategic secondary gateway to Lahore. During the visit, representatives from RUDA\u2019s engineering, enforcement, land, and planning departments were present, alongside officials from allied government agencies. The new infrastructure is part of a broader vision by the Punjab government to enhance urban integration, streamline traffic flow, and promote sustainable development in Lahore\u2019s expanding metropolitan area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":83986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[65547,63009,61869,65542,65543,58624,46000,65545,34181,34535,65546,65541,65544],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102634","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-connectivity-projects-lahore","9":"tag-imran-amin","10":"tag-lahore-infrastructure","11":"tag-m2-motorway-link","12":"tag-marine-drive-lahore","13":"tag-maryam-nawaz","14":"tag-ravi-city","15":"tag-ravi-river-expressway","16":"tag-ravi-urban-development-authority","17":"tag-ruda","18":"tag-ruda-developments","19":"tag-shahdara-saggian-bridge","20":"tag-urban-planning-lahore","21":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RUDA moves ahead with major infrastructure plans - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These initiatives are expected to significantly improve accessibility to and from Ravi City, positioning it as a strategic secondary...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ruda-moves-ahead-with-major-infrastructure-plans.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RUDA moves ahead with major infrastructure plans - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These initiatives are expected to significantly improve accessibility to and from Ravi City, positioning it as a strategic secondary...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ruda-moves-ahead-with-major-infrastructure-plans.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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