Islamabad - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday opened the bridge over railway line on Kashmir Highway for traffic after completion of its construction work.
The construction work on the bridge had commenced in March 2014 after the approval of design, which has been completed in record time of just six months. The bridge is facilitating a large number of commuters especially those coming from their native towns to Islamabad after Eidul Azha celebrations, says a press release issued here.
Construction work on the side of bridge entering Islamabad has already been completed. Now the part of bridge for traffic heading from Islamabad to Golra Toll Plaza has also been opened for commuters after completion of construction work.
The CDA has already completed the construction work on Kashmir Highway project while bridge with ten lanes over the railway line on Kashmir Highway near Golra Toll Plaza has now been completed and opened for traffic. The estimated cost for design of bridge was decreased due to technical expertise of engineering wing of CDA, and the cost saved would be utilised on construction of overpasses. The overpasses would be an additional facility for the traffic.
Construction work on 9-kilometre long Kashmir Highway remained shelved for the last four years; however, the present regime took prompt initiative on the project and completed the project of immense important within stipulated time on priority. Both sides of the bridge on the inter-provincial Kashmir Highway have been equipped with five lanes to facilitate the traffic in a smooth way. Chairman CDA has appreciated the performance of Engineering Wing of CDA and said that the completion of construction work on Kashmir Highway in stipulated time would ease the burden of traffic at large.
Meanwhile, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) will soon construct a slaughterhouse in the federal capital. The departmental development committee of the civic body has accorded approval for the construction of slaughterhouse in Sector I-9/4, said an official here. The plot for the slaughterhouse was earlier allotted in Sector H-9 which was later allotted to the metro bus project for a bus stop, he said. The new plot has been allotted for the slaughterhouse alongside the IJ Principal Road in Sector I-9/4.
The CDA has already obtained a mandatory environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) of the project from Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (PEPA) which has given approval of the plan as its absence, people slaughter animals at private slaughterhouses or in the open, adversely impacting the city’s environment.
According to details, the slaughterhouse would be established on 20 acres of land, while the building would be constructed on 10 acres and a grazing area would be set up on the remaining 10 acres. The slaughterhouse would have the capacity to accommodate 2,000 to 2,500 animals a day and the project would be completed on priority as the authority would recover the amount in three to four years by renting out the facility.