{"id":105158,"date":"2026-03-31T15:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=105158"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:57:38","slug":"ataturk-avenue-set-for-dual-carriageway-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ataturk-avenue-set-for-dual-carriageway-upgrade.html","title":{"rendered":"Islamabad&#8217;s Ataturk Avenue set for dual-carriageway upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has awarded the contract to expand Ataturk Avenue from D-Chowk to Ayub Chowk, converting the existing single road into a dual-carriageway. The project, estimated at PKR 241 million, is expected to be completed within two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CDA spokesperson Shahid Kiani said utmost care is being taken to avoid tree cutting. Twelve trees affected by the road alignment are being transplanted nearby, with four already relocated and the remainder scheduled for transplantation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/expressway-upgrade-new-road-projects-for-isb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Expressway upgrade, new road projects planned for Islamabad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expansion work, originally planned in 2018, had faced controversy over the felling of 140 trees, including mature pines and Jacarandas. This time, the CDA said the project is following directives from the Environment Protection Agency and has implemented measures to protect greenery along the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials added that work is likely to be inaugurated within the next two days, marking the start of the dual-carriageway upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has awarded the contract to expand Ataturk Avenue from D-Chowk to Ayub Chowk, converting the existing single road into a dual-carriageway. The project, estimated at PKR 241 million, is expected to be completed within two months. CDA spokesperson Shahid Kiani said utmost care is being taken to avoid tree cutting. Twelve trees affected by the road alignment are being transplanted nearby, with four already relocated and the remainder scheduled for transplantation. Read: Expressway upgrade, new road projects planned for Islamabad The expansion work, originally planned in 2018, had faced controversy over the felling of 140 trees, including mature pines and Jacarandas. This time, the CDA said the project is following directives from the Environment Protection Agency and has implemented measures to protect greenery along the route. Officials added that work is likely to be inaugurated within the next two days, marking the start of the dual-carriageway upgrade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":98184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[10281,72073,319,72071,72072,58123,47122,41,63682,72069,64109,72070,10378],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-105158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-development-projects","tag-ataturk-avenue","tag-ayub-chowk","tag-cda","tag-d-chowk-2","tag-dual-carriageway","tag-environment-protection","tag-infrastructure-development","tag-islamabad","tag-pakistan-roads","tag-pkr-241-million","tag-road-expansion","tag-tree-transplantation","tag-urban-development","cat-20385-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ataturk Avenue set for dual-carriageway upgrade - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The expansion work, originally planned in 2018, had faced controversy over the felling of 140 trees, including mature pines...\" \/>\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\/ataturk-avenue-set-for-dual-carriageway-upgrade.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ataturk Avenue set for dual-carriageway upgrade - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The expansion work, originally planned in 2018, had faced controversy over the felling of 140 trees, including mature pines...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ataturk-avenue-set-for-dual-carriageway-upgrade.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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