Staff Reporter
Commissioner Rawalpindi Capt (R) Muhammad Mehmood has said Punjab government wants progress on the project to ease traffic in central parts of the city and the administration would make all out efforts to complete the project within two years.
According to a district administration spokesman, the commissioner chairing a meeting reviewed progress on the project. The commissioner said that the Ring Road would be a game changer project for Rawalpindi city and future of the city was associated with the project.
The government want to establish industrial zones, education city, health city, commercial areas and housing projects along the Ring Road to avoid congestion in the city areas. The wholesale markets will also be shifted there from the city areas. This project is important for Rawalpindi as it will help ease the heavy traffic. Rawalpindi is the main city connecting the northern areas to the country’s main road network, the Commissioner said. The commissioner further said Punjab government wanted to launch the project as soon as possible to boost business activities in the area.
