{"id":102706,"date":"2025-07-07T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102706"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:31:03","slug":"punjab-pdwp-approves-traffic-relief-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-pdwp-approves-traffic-relief-projects.html","title":{"rendered":"Punjab PDWP approves traffic relief projects worth PKR 7.4 bn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has approved a set of major infrastructure projects aimed at easing traffic congestion and enhancing road safety in Rawalpindi and Mandi Bahauddin, with a total estimated cost of PKR 7.4 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The approvals were granted during the second meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) for the fiscal year 2025\u201326, held on Friday. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Naeem Rauf, Chairman of the Planning and Development Board Punjab, and attended by senior officials, including Secretary P&amp;D Board Rafaqat Ali and Chief Economist Masood Anwar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-clears-transport-flood-control-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab clears transport, energy &amp; flood control schemes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Rawalpindi, three key projects were sanctioned under the roads and bridges sector. These include the construction of two underpasses\u2014one at GPO Chowk and another at TM Chowk on The Mall\u2014along with a pedestrian underpass near the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC). The combined cost for these projects is estimated at PKR 5.552 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, in Mandi Bahauddin, the PDWP approved a separate road infrastructure scheme involving the widening of the road from District Complex to Kakuwal Bridge along the Gujrat Branch. This project also includes the construction of a flyover and carries an estimated cost of PKR 1.864 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-offers-relief-to-low-income-homeowners.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab property tax reforms: Relief for low-income homeowners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These infrastructure initiatives are part of a broader development package that includes nine major schemes across various sectors, with a total funding allocation exceeding PKR 52.3 billion. The projects are expected to improve traffic flow, reduce travel time, and enhance commuter safety in key urban centers of Punjab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has approved a set of major infrastructure projects aimed at easing traffic congestion and enhancing road safety in Rawalpindi and Mandi Bahauddin, with a total estimated cost of PKR 7.4 billion. The approvals were granted during the second meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) for the fiscal year 2025\u201326, held on Friday. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Naeem Rauf, Chairman of the Planning and Development Board Punjab, and attended by senior officials, including Secretary P&amp;D Board Rafaqat Ali and Chief Economist Masood Anwar. Read: Punjab clears transport, energy &amp; flood control schemes In Rawalpindi, three key projects were sanctioned under the roads and bridges sector. These include the construction of two underpasses\u2014one at GPO Chowk and another at TM Chowk on The Mall\u2014along with a pedestrian underpass near the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC). The combined cost for these projects is estimated at PKR 5.552 billion. Meanwhile, in Mandi Bahauddin, the PDWP approved a separate road infrastructure scheme involving the widening of the road from District Complex to Kakuwal Bridge along the Gujrat Branch. This project also includes the construction of a flyover and carries an estimated cost of PKR 1.864 billion.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":100219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[65797,30917,65796,65800,58739,60241,65283,56061,51733,65798,60291,65799,60240,65795,10378],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102706","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-fy-2025-26","9":"tag-infrastructure-projects","10":"tag-mandi-bahauddin-flyover","11":"tag-pkr-7-4-billion-allocation","12":"tag-planning-and-development-board","13":"tag-public-infrastructure","14":"tag-punjab-development-budget","15":"tag-punjab-government-projects","16":"tag-punjab-pdwp","17":"tag-rawalpindi-underpasses","18":"tag-road-safety","19":"tag-road-widening","20":"tag-traffic-congestion","21":"tag-traffic-relief","22":"tag-urban-development","23":"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>Punjab PDWP approves traffic relief projects - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These include the construction of two underpasses\u2014one at GPO Chowk and another at TM Chowk on The Mall\u2014along with...\" \/>\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\/punjab-pdwp-approves-traffic-relief-projects.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Punjab PDWP approves traffic relief projects - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These include the construction of two underpasses\u2014one at GPO Chowk and another at TM Chowk on The Mall\u2014along with...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-pdwp-approves-traffic-relief-projects.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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