Peshawar Restarts Work on Rs.9.67 Billion Road Project After Seven Years
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
After nearly seven years of inaction by previous administrations, the Peshawar Ring Road project has finally seen progress as the government has begun construction on the long-overdue missing link connecting Warsak Road to Nasir Bagh Road.
The Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) has confirmed that the long-awaited Phase-I of the project is now underway. The initiative is expected to ease traffic pressure across the city, support better-planned urban growth, and serve as an alternative route for both commuters and freight movement.
The 8.7-kilometer section, known as Phase-I, is being developed at a cost of Rs.9.67 billion. It includes the main road, underpasses, bridges, and utility relocation. For efficient execution, the project has been broken into four separate construction packages.
The contract has already been awarded, and machinery and workforce have been mobilized to begin work on site.
The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) approved Phase-I on March 3, 2025, under a non-ADP (Annual Development Programme) arrangement. However, the construction of flyovers and service roads has been reserved for Phase-II, which carries an estimated cost of Rs.9.65 billion.
Meanwhile, Phase-III will focus on electrification and related infrastructure, with a budget of Rs.1.879 billion.
According to PDA Director General Naeem Khan, tenders for Phase-I were issued and opened on April 23, 2025. Following this, the chief minister directed that construction be completed within six months. Full financial backing for the phase has been guaranteed.
Reference Link:- https://propakistani.pk/2025/06/01/peshawar-restarts-work-on-rs-9-67-billion-road-project-after-seven-years/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
