{"id":55596,"date":"2019-09-25T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T07:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=55596"},"modified":"2019-09-25T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T11:13:46","slug":"cda-takes-up-islamabad-expressway-extension-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-takes-up-islamabad-expressway-extension-project.html","title":{"rendered":"CDA to resume construction work on Islamabad Expressway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to resume the construction work on the Islamabad Expressway through funds generated from its own resources, a news source reported. As part of the second phase of the project, which has remained stalled for over a year now, the CDA will construct Korang Bridge and an underpass near the PWD Housing Scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/planning-commission-recommends-funding-of-islamabad-expressway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Planning Commission recommends funding of Islamabad Expressway<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Previously, the authorities concerned had announced their intention to carry out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-construct-bridge-underpass-islamabad-expressway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expressway project<\/a> in a phased manner. They had completed the first phase (from Zero Point to Koral); which included the construction of four interchanges at I-8, Sohan, Khanna and Koral.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-plant-30-trees-against-one-chopped-down-g-7-underpass-construction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CDA to plant 30 trees against one chopped down for G-7 underpass construction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, the development work on the second phase (from Koral to Rawat) faced some delays, owing to the un-availability of funds. The said portion of the expressway had remained dotted with potholes and crates which created inconvenience for the commuters.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rehabilitation-work-islamabad-expressway-begins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rehabilitation work of Islamabad Expressway begins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CDA administration visited the place on Tuesday and decided to execute the project through the agency\u2019s own resources. To facilitate the locals and improve the city infrastructure, a sum of PKR 1.5 billion would be allocated from the surplus funds that the CDA had generated.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pkr-10-bn-funding-sought-for-islamabad-expressway-expansion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PKR 10 bn funding sought for Islamabad Expressway expansion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instructions for the issuance of a letter seeking permission from the Finance Division and the Planning Commission to access the resources have been dispatched. The department expects a positive reply within a week\u2019s time. After which, it will issue tenders on an immediate basis to commence with the remaining construction work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to resume the construction work on the Islamabad Expressway through funds generated from its own resources, a news source reported. As part of the second phase of the project, which has remained stalled for over a year now, the CDA will construct Korang Bridge and an underpass near the PWD Housing Scheme. Read:\u00a0Planning Commission recommends funding of Islamabad Expressway Previously, the authorities concerned had announced their intention to carry out the expressway project in a phased manner. They had completed the first phase (from Zero Point to Koral); which included the construction of four interchanges at I-8, Sohan, Khanna and Koral. Read: CDA to plant 30 trees against one chopped down for G-7 underpass construction But, the development work on the second phase (from Koral to Rawat) faced some delays, owing to the un-availability of funds. The said portion of the expressway had remained dotted with potholes and crates which created inconvenience for the commuters. Read: Rehabilitation work of Islamabad Expressway begins The CDA administration visited the place on Tuesday and decided to execute the project through the agency\u2019s own resources. To facilitate the locals and improve the city infrastructure, a sum of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":38975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13143],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55596","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-details-on-cda-takes-up-islamabad-expressway-extension-project"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CDA to resume construction work on Islamabad Expressway - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to resume the construction work on the Islamabad Expressway through funds generated from its own\" \/>\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\/cda-takes-up-islamabad-expressway-extension-project.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CDA to resume construction work on Islamabad Expressway - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to resume the construction work on the Islamabad Expressway through funds generated from its own\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-takes-up-islamabad-expressway-extension-project.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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