ISLAMABAD:Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Sohail Ashraf visited the Islamabad Expressway Service Road (East) project and carried out a detailed review of the ongoing development works on the project.

While briefing Chairman CDA Sohail Ashraf on the development works carried out so far in the project, relevant officers said that overall more than 31 percent of the development work on the project has been completed so far and under the Islamabad Expressway Service Road (East) project, a dual-carriageway three-lane road approximately 9.3 kilometers long is being constructed from Faizabad to Gulberg.

During the briefing, Chairman CDA was informed that construction work is continuing swiftly and simultaneously on various sections of the Islamabad Expressway Service Road (East) project, and work on the construction of the underpass, an important part of the project, is also continuing at a rapid pace. He was informed that work on all 153 piles of the underpass has been completed, while work on the retaining walls of Ramp A and Ramp B is continuing swiftly. In addition, work on various culverts for bridges and drainage has entered the final stages.

In line with the direction of Chairman CDA, an enforcement operation against all kinds of illegal constructions and encroachments around the Expressway (East) is also underway, with the aim of removing all obstacles in the way of the project and making the timely completion of construction work possible.

Chairman CDA Sohail Ashraf directed that the highest quality standards be ensured in the construction work of the Islamabad Expressway Service Road (East) project, and said that along with ensuring high quality in the project's construction work, special attention be paid to transparency and speed.

Chairman CDA said that the completion of the Service Road (East) will significantly reduce traffic pressure on the Islamabad Expressway and will also save citizens' fuel and time. He further said that the project will provide the best travel facilities to residents living in the twin cities along the Islamabad Expressway Service Road (East).