The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved the construction of a new parking plaza near Centaurus Mall in Blue Area to address the city’s worsening parking challenges. The move comes as Islamabad’s first-ever parking plaza, also located in Blue Area, continues to face delays despite being scheduled for completion in March 2023.
Construction of the Blue Area plaza began in March 2022 and its grey structure has since been completed. However, the facility has yet to be made operational, with paint, flooring, and finishing works still pending. CDA officials said lifts have already been installed and the plaza is expected to be functional within the next month.
Recognizing the growing parking crisis in commercial and densely populated areas, the CDA board recently cleared plans for the second plaza near Centaurus Mall. Officials said the civic body is also developing parking sites near overcrowded educational institutions to ease traffic congestion.
The Centaurus project is part of a broader plan for six parking plazas across Islamabad. Other proposed sites include I-8 Markaz, G-9 Markaz, F-8, and F-10.
Officials noted that abandoned commercial plots in various Markazes could also be repurposed to provide out-of-the-box parking solutions, underscoring the urgency of tackling the capital’s chronic space shortage.
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