ISLAMABAD: The first parking plaza in Islamabad’s Blue Area is currently being built at a pace that indicates it would not be completed by March 2023, as originally planned.
Recently, CDA Chairman Capt (R) Mohammad Usman visited the construction site and gave instructions to speed up the work.
When asked about the status of the project, a CDA engineer stated, “Apparently, the project cannot be completed in the designated time of March as all major work has yet to be completed.”
He went on to say, “We currently have about four months to meet the deadline as basement work on the four-story building is currently being done.”
According to sources, the chairman of CDA gave the engineering wing the go-ahead to put forth all reasonable efforts to complete the project by the deadline without sacrificing quality.
It is relevant to mention here that, the parking plaza is being built near Savour Foods along Jinnah Avenue with a cost of Rs. 1274.5 Million.
The plaza will be able to accommodate 1,300 vehicles at one time while the civic body will earn revenue from the construction of shops on the plaza’s ground floor.
A few years ago, CDA announced plans to build six parking lots in various parts of the city, three of which would be built in the Blue Area, one would be close to Centaurus Mall, one in F-8 Markaz, two in F-10 Markaz, and one will be in each of Karachi Company and I-8 Markaz.
