RAWALPINDI: In response to “security concerns,” the Rawalpindi administration has made the decision to modify the Kutchery Chowk project, originally designed to alleviate traffic congestion at the busy intersection.
The project, initially estimated at Rs. 6.4 billion, including the construction of an overhead bridge and an underpass.
However, these structures have been removed from the plan due to the expressed security concerns from the garrison authorities.
Rawalpindi Commissioner, Liaquat Ali Chattha, visited the project site on Monday and confirmed that the project would proceed with changes.
He stated that the construction of the flyover and underpass would be dropped due to security concerns, and instead, the focus would be on widening the roads to improve traffic flow.
The proposed signal-free corridor will stretch from Ammar Chowk to the Motorway Chowk, with the expansion of Kutchery Chowk aiming to ease traffic congestion at the main square.
Commissioner Chattha mentioned that the revised plan would reduce the project’s cost, and the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has been tasked with developing a new plan in the coming days.
Under the new plan, an additional 170 marla of land will be required compared to the initial estimate of 80 marla.
Various departments, including Fatima Jinnah Women’s University, the commissioner’s office, and income tax offices, were initially expected to surrender their land for the project.
The revised plan also focuses on adding extra lanes to the existing track and constructing service roads, and footpaths.
Besides, the traffic police have been instructed to devise a plan to ensure smooth traffic flow during the expansion of the main square.
Earlier, the provincial government allocated Rs. 1 billion for the project, but the RDA returned the funds in June.
The RDA had awarded the remodeling contract to the Frontier Works Organization (FWO), which had submitted a traffic plan to ensure minimal disruption.
However, the project faced delays due to the apprehensions expressed by the garrison authorities.
The original project design included the construction of a two-lane flyover for Rawat to Saddar-bound traffic, another two-lane flyover for Marrir to Rawat-bound traffic, and a two-lane exit ramp for Rawat to Airport-bound traffic.
Additionally, a 2+2 lane underpass for Airport to Saddar-bound traffic and an underpass for Iftikhar Janjua Road to Airport-bound traffic was planned.
However, these features have been removed, and the focus is now on adding extra lanes to the existing tracks.
Source: DAWN
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The only solution of this over crowded congestion and traffic load is orange line train rawat to airport 2ndly t chowk to sectriate or bara kho via fiaza bad
Whole Pakistani nation is serious security concern… please eliminate them from this country 🙏
i second u
For betterment of all GHQ and Chkl Garrison must move to Islamabad as already planned
What can be the security concerns on an underpass or overhead bridge . Will Military now dictate how the civilians will have to leave ? Can we breath without their permission. ?
The whole congestion issue can be made easier by just removing lawyer parking on main road, but no one will consider that …
ایم ایف سے قرضہ رو رو کے لو اور بنی روڈوں
Asal hukumranon ko qurbani daenee ho gi, Underpass ya flyover both with wise road zurooree hae kutchery Chowk per Rawalpindi mein
Prolonging suffering of masses….. For the security of the department responsible for nation’s security….. Pathetic… I don’t think the project will help control traffic flow across kachehry Chowk without proper underpass or flyovers….. More time will be lost while acquiring land for the new design.
ایک تو یہ سیکیورٹی کنسرن ہمیں کچھ کرنے نہیں دیتا. فلائی اوور سے کیا مسئلہ ہونا تھا یا پھر انڈر پاس سے کون سے دشمن اندر گھس جائیں گے؟؟؟ روڈ کھلا کرنا کونسا مسئلے کا حل ہے. سیکیورٹی کنسرن والے خود تو روٹ لگائیں گے اور یہ جا اور وہ جا. رہ جائیں گے سیکیورٹی کنسرن بھگتنے والی عوان جو 16 گھنٹے روزانہ سیکیورٹی کنسرن بھگتا کرے گی. روڈ تو پہلے بھی بہت کھلا ہے. اب اور کیا کھلا کریں گے. دنیا مریخ تک جانے کا سوچ رہی ہے اور ہماری سوچ سیکیورٹی کنسرن پر پھس کر عوامی منصوبہ ٹھپ کرنے پر ہی لگی رہتی ہے. پتا نہیں میٹرو بس کیسے چلنے دے رہی ہے یہ سیکیورٹی کنسرن…. 😡
ایسا کیا ہو گا تھوڑی سی روڈ چوڑی کرنے سے؟
‘ اگر ہر ایک سائڈ پانچ پانچ فٹ چوڑی ہو بھی ‘گئی تو ایک دو ارب روپے ایف ڈبلیو او کما لے گی. اور دو سال بعد دوبارہ کمائی کی جگہ اور موقع موجود ہو گا. آللہ بھلا کریسی گریزن کی سیکورٹی اور سیفٹی فرسٹ
Traffic flow can eased if parking by lawyers and police vehicles are rationalized
Security is the security concern for themselves only rest general public has no any security concern. in my opinion some people are afraid of their inner self and I can bet that everyone love and respect them it is they themselves that they are afraid and frightened. They must must revisit their own SOPs and be positive with open mind and far sightedness
It is tax payers money they play with, don’t those folks have this in mind, why those damn security concerns be removed to much safer place out of city limit. Do we really afford to do one thing in two expensive times.
Under ground tunnels system is most popular in advance countries. And is worth adoption of the same.
Such a pathetic change in plan. Widening in a congested city like rawalpindi is almost impossible. There is almost no space left at both sides. Gen Musharaf already did a lot of widening to the max. Atleast an under pass can be constructed like ammar chowk. Things will improve a lot. Some civil engineer consultant may be hired from abroad bcs it is 50 to 100 years plan
Yeh watan tumhara hai,hum hain khuwamukha is me….
How come an underpass can be a security concern? Strange logic. They can’t get it vacated half of the present road ( south bound) from illegal parking right in the centre of the road. Pity on us
It must be under pass on ketchary Chowk , 2 way under passfrom saddar to ayub park and Jinnah park way, second underpass from ketchary to marrir
Underpasses n extra lane could be a solution
A real time example of poor planning is ammar chowk built by FWO. Another in FWO hands.
پاکستانی فوج قوم کے لئے درد سر بنتی جا رہی ہے فوجی تنصیبات سول علاقہ میں ہونا سولینز کے لئے بہت بڑا سکیورٹی تھریڈ ہے شہر سولینز کے لئیے بسائے جاتے ہیں نا کہ فوج کے لئیے اس لئے ان تمام تنصیبات کو فوری طور پر کہیں دور ویرانے میں منتقل کر کے سولینز کے سکیورٹی خدشات کو حل کیا جائے
what security concerns.nobody can question this.as menttioned the whole country is held up by security comcern.we willdie with it.
What can be the security concerns on an underpass or overhead bridge . Will Military now dictate how the civilians will have to leave ? Can we breath without their permission. ?
Don’t waste your time and our money if you don’t have the proper plan 😭😭
Kindly keep updated .What will be fate of Distirict Accounts Office building and it’s surroundings ,ie Masjid of Katchery Chowk Hamza Block & Treasury Office
On a very respectable note I have failed to understand that why at the end of every important project in Pakistan there is a failure in terms of design and quality…Ammar chok is a design failure, besides security concerns which could have been addressed at design phase an amount of 700M was spent and still the traffic is block in rush hours because of signal in the main traffic flow direction I.e. from old airport towards kachehri chok…and now get ready for another non sense design….please add and note newly constructed Margallah road quality concern also where the earth compaction hasn’t been done thus settlement issues are raising…same happened once the new Islamabad Airport runways were built where huge amount of earth dumping was done which isn’t an engineering practice followed by wrong calculations of interdistance between two runways as aren’t enough to operate both at one time…what an amazing country we all live in where moastly unprofessionals are running thr shows..
There is only one way ie to make under or over passes.. widening of roads would not help….
ہمارے سکیورٹی ادارے خود
سکیورٹی مانگ رہے ہیں صدقے نہ جاٶں اس ادا پہ ویسے بجٹ میں کتنی رقم مختص تھی کسی کو یاد ہے؟؟؟؟
Security issues are a cover up for lack of funds. ISPR must clarify
A poor planning of RDA. Millions would have been paid to the consultants for project planned and design. It was obvious that garission would have thier concerns on security issues, RDA must have consulted garrison authors prior to taking the project. This would further delay the project and would also not serve the purpose of smooth flow of traffic.
Yet another example of poor planning of Rawalpindi admin auths.
Shows poor project planning and coordination, especially the planners and traffic engineers, who did not keep the ground realities in mind, if a foreign consultant wasn’t imposed.
Unfortunate.
You can’t expect bravery from clowns who move under protection in their own country even when there is no war. Expect them to hide, when, and if , a real war breaks out, then legs will tremble
This KHINZEER looks RAW AGENT. Don’t know ABC of Security and start barking like MAD DOGS OF MOODI.
Are they fucking crazy ?? They didn’t allowed underpass that would be a definitely a sigh of relief for the people but…
The whole country is on the security thread, close it too, it is all about corruption and occupation mafia and nothing.
Very informative.
پاکستان واحد ملک ہے جس میں سیکورٹی فورسز خود کو غیر محفوظ محسوس کرتے ہیں
تو عوام کو خاک سیکورٹی دے گئے یہ ادارے
فلائی اوور بننا ٹرانسپورٹ کی ضرورت
سیکورٹی فورسز اپنی صلاحیتوں کو بڑھانے کی بجائے ترقیاتی کاموں کو روک کر اپنی حفاظت کرنا چاہتی ہے