Construction Work on Lahore’s Five Mega Projects to Start in April

The construction work on five mega projects worth Rs. 20.5 billion is expected to begin by the end of April. Currently, the process of qualification of contractors, bidding process, the award of contracts, and transfers of funds is underway.

The five projects to be launched next month are:

  1. A flyover at Sheranwala Gate
  2. An underpass at Gulab Devi Hospital
  3. Additional lanes on the Lahore Bridge (Ferozepur Road)
  4. A flyover at Shahkam Chowk
  5. Five underpasses on The Mall

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According to an official of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), the Karim Market (Allama Iqbal Town) intersection flyover and an underpass project have been pushed back until the next fiscal year due to the shortage of funds.

It has been decided in principle to launch these projects in the city, as the Lahore Development Authority has been entrusted with the task to accomplish them under a fast-track plan.

Here is the breakdown of the cost and other details related to these proposed projects:


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  • Sheranwala Gate flyover – Rs. 4.9 billion
  • Gulab Devi Hospital underpass – Rs. 2 billion
  • Additional lanes on the Lahore Bridge (Ferozepur Road) –  Rs. 1.971 billion
  • Flyover at Shahkam Chowk – Rs. 4.349 billion
  • Five underpasses on The Mall – Rs. 7.5 billion
  • Barkat Market Y-junction – Rs. 1.5 billion


  • Govt is wasting all good resources on useless projects. Their focus should be on inflation, unemployment and corruption but everything is only talking just talking and nothing else

    • what is iflation rate 6 percent when khan take over the government is 20 percent

  • A nation can not develop by constructing roads and bridges. Imran khan(statement when in opposition) 😜

  • Govt should do , what they promise to the people, to elevate poverty and to promote health and education ,
    But all they promise was lies, they are doing ,what the governments have done, so never believes in any new slogans of government, just keep your minds in previous govts plans, so that you will not disapoint,

  • The Government must notice and understand the traffic problems of Shahdara, Shahdara flyover is must, need of the day, instead of developing the developed areas. GOVERNMENT must take attention towards Shahdara Chowk traffic problem.

  • The Punjab government even the federal government must look at the horrible traffic jam each evening at shahdara more junction metro bus station. Everyday in the evening the traffic is blocked for several hours causing wastage of fuel in millions. Many tv programmes have covered this traffic blockage but no one give any attention here.

  • Shahdra Chowk main entrance aur exist point hai Lahore ka Shahbaz Sharif ny design b ready krwa Lia flyover ka pta nhi ye government kis cheez ka bdla lay rahey hain Shahdra k logo se.


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