{"id":95767,"date":"2023-12-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=95767"},"modified":"2023-12-08T17:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T12:48:20","slug":"walton-road-project-tackle-infrastructure-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/walton-road-project-tackle-infrastructure-issues.html","title":{"rendered":"Signal-free Walton Road project to address infrastructure, drainage issues on 18-km long stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: A significant transformation is underway for Walton Road that aims to enhance the infrastructure, drainage, and traffic flow along the 18-kilometre stretch from Walton airport to Hadiara drain, according to news published in the leading newspaper on December 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/walton-road-upgradation-is-in-the-focus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CM Naqvi highlights magnitude of Cavalry Underpass, Walton Road upgradation project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A central focus of the signal-free Walton Road project is the comprehensive revamping of the Airport Drainage Authority (ADA) drain, running parallel to the road. Over the years, the drain has become a source of pollution and flooding, particularly during the rainy season. Originally designed to manage 80 cusecs of rainwater, it has been compromised by sewage water from various localities, impacting areas such as Askari, Bedian, Cavalry Ground, Walton, and Falcon Colony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, according to CBD Executive Director Technical Riaz Hussain, entails separating sewerage lines from the ADA drain and doubling its capacity to 160 cusecs, sufficient for the next 50 years. The ADA drain will be covered with concrete slabs, with a greenbelt developed on top, enhancing the road&#8217;s aesthetic appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lhr-walton-road-get-flood-drainage-fixed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PKR 8 bn project in works to fix drainage water issue on LHR\u2019s Walton Road<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the details, the Central Business District (CBD) Punjab has initiated the project of revamping Walton Road as signal-free corridor with three lanes on each side, a 15-foot green belt, and a 40-foot service lane. The plan includes three pedestrian underpasses, two overhead crossings, and three elevated U-turns to facilitate both pedestrian and vehicular movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: A significant transformation is underway for Walton Road that aims to enhance the infrastructure, drainage, and traffic flow along the 18-kilometre stretch from Walton airport to Hadiara drain, according to news published in the leading newspaper on December 8. Read: CM Naqvi highlights magnitude of Cavalry Underpass, Walton Road upgradation project A central focus of the signal-free Walton Road project is the comprehensive revamping of the Airport Drainage Authority (ADA) drain, running parallel to the road. Over the years, the drain has become a source of pollution and flooding, particularly during the rainy season. Originally designed to manage 80 cusecs of rainwater, it has been compromised by sewage water from various localities, impacting areas such as Askari, Bedian, Cavalry Ground, Walton, and Falcon Colony. The project, according to CBD Executive Director Technical Riaz Hussain, entails separating sewerage lines from the ADA drain and doubling its capacity to 160 cusecs, sufficient for the next 50 years. The ADA drain will be covered with concrete slabs, with a greenbelt developed on top, enhancing the road&#8217;s aesthetic appeal. Read: PKR 8 bn project in works to fix drainage water issue on LHR\u2019s Walton Road As per the details, the Central Business District&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":65110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[57706,57705],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-95767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-signal-free-walton-road-project","9":"tag-signal-free-walton-road-project-to-address-infrastructure-drainage-issues-on-18-km-long-stretch","10":"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>Walton Road Project to Tackle Infrastructure Issues- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A significant transformation is underway for Walton Road that aims to enhance the infrastructure and drainage along the 18-km stretch....\" \/>\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\/walton-road-project-tackle-infrastructure-issues.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Walton Road Project to Tackle Infrastructure Issues- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A significant transformation is underway for Walton Road that aims to enhance the infrastructure and drainage along the 18-km stretch....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/walton-road-project-tackle-infrastructure-issues.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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