Package 1 (Niazi Interchange) Horticulture and landscaping work completed!

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Package 10 (Quaid-e-Azam Interchange) horticulture and landscaping work complete!

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Pics by:Waheed Ashraf (http://www.panoramio.com/user/578213?with_photo_id=43567627)

Very beautiful....:happy:

:applause::applause::applause::applause: Grt work SH...

The landscaping work is much better than my expectations. Very well done! :cheers:

Pretty! :happy:


Booga wants to frolic around in the grass! :tongue3:

Pretty! :happy:


Booga wants to frolic around in the grass! :tongue3:

bad Booga ur gonna ruin the grass!!:bleep:

bad Booga ur gonna ruin the grass!!:bleep:

:(


*cries on the corner of the grass*

this is great...... thanks to shehbaz shareef......

great pics man

It looks so Beautiful... Great pics... SH is a STAR

Thanx guyz! but since I have mentioned the source of the pics, so these pics are not taken by me, I just shared them in here :)

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Great work Strong Hearted, and can u tell me the status of u/c sections of Ring Road?

Thanks to Waheed Ashraf for taking such wonderful photos and SH for finding them and posting them......you are the man.

Great work Strong Hearted, and can u tell me the status of u/c sections of Ring Road?

Only 5 packages are U/C at the moment, p-11 Ghazi road interchange, p-14 carriage way b/w p-11 and p-15, p-15 DHA Interchange, p-16 carriage way b/w p-15 and p-17,p-17 interchagne near sui gas society! more than 60% work was completed last time when I visited these packages(2 months back), pace of work was and still is very slow, I dont see them being completed in next 6 -7 months where as the deadline is 31st dec!

At the same time landscaping work is beautiful, I still can not get the logic of planting palm trees in Lahore. They dont produce shade, wood or food for even squirrels. I know the British raj did that because they liked it for some reason. There are many domestic plants that would look beautiful and show colors in various seasons as well as provide shade, quality wood for furniture or even last for long time.........just cant figure out why throughout the country the palm and date trees are taking over. Anyone has thought about this?

At the same time landscaping work is beautiful, I still can not get the logic of planting palm trees in Lahore. They dont produce shade, wood or food for even squirrels. I know the British raj did that because they liked it for some reason. There are many domestic plants that would look beautiful and show colors in various seasons as well as provide shade, quality wood for furniture or even last for long time.........just cant figure out why throughout the country the palm and date trees are taking over. Anyone has thought about this?

Because we have this inferiority complex and we try to imitate Arbeez. Ramzaan is all a sudden Rama-Dhaan, Namaz is all a sudden Salaaaaaaaaa and regular trees are all a sudden being taken over by palm trees. Can you say "retarded"? :crazy:

You been around the block Ooga.......I know there are grown up Pakistanis like you out there but the ones running the system or controlling country's budgets need to see life beyond what could be imitated......ah someday may we walk free of constant influence.

They should plant my favorite type of tree there!

The Oak

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/upload/img_400/Oak_tree.jpg

Lots of them!

I have thought of writing to Shabaz Sharif many times but not sure if it would get anywhere. Not sure how Oak would do in Lahore weather either.

I like Neem Trees.

http://www.supremacygames.net/RJSnews/2005_images/neem_tree.jpg

They're already pretty common here in Pakistan and I'd like to see more of them. I have very strong childhood memories attached to Neem Trees.

Could not agree with you more about Neem. Great medicinal properties, looks beautiful in the fall (yellow color leaves just like oak etc), looks beautiful in spring (purple blue or white flowers, good for shade during hot summers, perfect for Lahorie environment/climate, grows without much effort and things could be done medically or otherwise....the list just does not end.
We did not solve anything by talking about this but good to know, I am not alone in this thought and hopefully someone like us would get control of such things. Ameen.

We need to find a tree that gives decent shade, doesnt deplete the underground water table, is very low maintenance and should ofcourse be cheap.

I propose a tree which is found in abundance here where I live, its called the ""Boogus terrainius growius biggus maximus lessus waterus cheapus" :colgate: As the name implies, it grows big, doesnt require much water and is quite cheap! Such a convenient name, gives you all the information you might require about the tree. :happy:

Heres what it looks like




















































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Yes thats me enjoying the beautiful shade under the tree................yes thats a 5 o'clock shadow..............and yes I have lost weight thankyouverymuch.




SHUTUP EFKAY! NOBODY ASKED YOU ANYTHING! >(

Enjoy the five o clock shade booga......



















































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Yes thats me enjoying the beautiful shade under the tree................yes thats a 5 o'clock shadow..............and yes I have lost weight thankyouverymuch.




SHUTUP EFKAY! NOBODY ASKED YOU ANYTHING! >([/QUOTE]

booga u got a black eye??:lol:

Whats the package of that tree booga? We will get only a tree or by one tree get booga free?:D

bogga i never knew you were an artist?

The other day you said.....booga like to frolic in the grass. I was wondering how did you escaped Eid or did you????? Happy Eid where ever you are....KHI or NJ.

Whats the package of that tree booga? We will get only a tree or by one tree get booga free?:D

BOOGA IS SOLD SEPARATELY! >(

bogga i never knew you were an artist?

its "Booga" not "Bogga" :sly:


And thank you! Tussi so nas! :happy:

The other day you said.....booga like to frolic in the grass. I was wondering how did you escaped Eid or did you????? Happy Eid where ever you are....KHI or NJ.

Not quite sure what you're getting at but thank you! Eid mubarak to you too. Booga is in noo jerjee btw. Eid sucked! I went to the mosque and then I went to work. :crazy:

Package 11 Ghazi road interchange

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no sign of work what so ever... neither here or on the phase 5/6 interchange... this is no good..

the pace with which they started this should have been way ahead from this current progress... wonder whats been up..??

Work was on a halt due to eid holidays, but you can't say "no sign of work", work is going on but at a very slow pace, as usual there is a problem of payments to the contractartors and sub con's!

^^ Flood , if you missed the memo :D

A drive through P-13 ending at P-10 GT road!

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A drive through P-3

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LRR at night 01-12-2010
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nice pics strong hearted, these roads are gud quality roads

nice pics strong hearted, these roads are gud quality roads

yes,but camera quality are not good

A drive through P-13 ending at P-10 GT road!

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A drive through P-3

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cant say in words,the beauty and quality work of road and its a world class road

I took that video in 1st week of August 2010 ( full HD 1080p )
going from Lahore cantt to Airport
( i had to swap audio )
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^^
Nice video. This road is really cool. What song is it by the way?

fortis, that is a very good video my friend :) thanx for posting. which cam were you using?

thanks for ur comments ( @Aadil: I selected the song randomly from youtube to swap sound, I actually wanted a Pakistani song but its not possible )
I was using Toshiba Camileo P30
+ points: cheap ( ~ 130 € ), very good for day light and high defination 1080p
- point: only good for day light
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^^ I was wondering why the heck no one is wearing the jacket on bike and why the sky is all blue and then I saw that it was in August .. lol

Korean Ambassador in Pakistan Choongjoo Choi met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Minister’s Secretariat here.
Talking to the Korean Ambassador, the Chief Minister said that Pakistan and Korea have longstanding trade and economic relations, however there is need to further strengthen these ties. He said that there are vast opportunities of investment and cooperation between Korea and Punjab in various sectors. He said that Korean company Daewoo had completed Motorway project in Punjab and Daewoo Bus Service is providing efficient transport facilities to the people of the province.
He said that another Korean company has expressed interest in rapid transit project in Lahore.
He said that provincial government is taking solid measure for the provision of modern transport facilities to the people. He said that northern loop of Ring Road has been completed in a highly transparent manner in the provincial metropolis which is a masterpiece of construction.
He said that now work on southern loop will be initiated. He said that Korea can extend cooperation in the construction of southern loop of Ring Road as well as other projects of infrastructure.

this is good...!!

Saggian Interchange at night, yesterdays pics

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Has the work on southern loop started and should LRR be linked with BRTS and Rail transit system

Has the work on southern loop started and should LRR be linked with BRTS and Rail transit system

If you go through the previous pages then you will come to know that the southern loop will not be started in this fiscal year. And which BRTS and Rail transit system are you talking about, at the moment there is neither any brts nor any rail transit system in Lahore. If you are asking about the proposed LRMTS, then yes it has a line (I guess orange line) that is connected with the Airport Interchange of LRR.

If you go through the previous pages then you will come to know that the southern loop will not be started in this fiscal year.

Well were not 4 billion rupees allocated for the completion of on-going and new schemes for LRR during this fiscal budget

This is the sui nothern society section of the ringroad...!!

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Very slow progress :ohno:...Thanx for the updates jsultan!

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they really r taking their sweet time now, what is causing the turtle pace progress now, has shahbaz sharif gone to sleep?

i think the progress is pretty good... this surface is ready and go to go.. as soon as the phase 5 & 6 interchange opens this section will be up and running.. the flyover at sui northern is also in completion stage.. so i guess its all good!!

considerable work done on this interchange in a matter of a month.. there was no sign of work here uptil last eid... but in abt a months time there have been good development on this..!!

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thxs JSultan for the update. Which interchange or package thes pics are from?

Great updates sultan! they have really speeded up the work at this interchange now, last time when I was there a month before, there was not even one slab placed between the pillars.
thanx for updates !

Well done Sultan great job. There was news from Phase-17 (Interchange) Ring Road will turn towards Kamahan Village is it or straght to wardes Ferozepur road

Nice pics JS.....:applause:

thanks ppl...!!

Lahore Ring Road Development Update Dec 24 2010. Images taken this morning.

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Buitiful Kalma choak DHA 6 main boulvard was demolished today to connect DHA 6 main blvd with this interchange. This road will lead to DHA 5 main blvd.

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Water tank is back ground belong to Askari 11 under construction next to this interchange

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Standing in A block of DHA 6 looking at interchange bridge 1 nead Y block of DHA 8 proper.

Askari 11 Lahore development update pictures. This project is located next to the above interchange as you can see same water tank in above picture.

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Moderators if needed please do move these Askari 11 Lahore images to a new thread or in some proper old thread. I tried but could not find a proper thread suitable for these images. Since project is located on this interchange I posted these images here. I hope you friends dont mind.

Ch Mujahid Yasin

Oh thanx alot CMY saab! :) We were really missing such clear and latest updates from this interchagne, thanx for posting'em here :)

thanks for the update great pics :applause:

great updates...!!

The completion date is 31st dec 2010! and with the current status of work completed & the pace of the work, they should complete it by that time!

No that is P-14 that you are talking about, this is package 16, this connects DHA phase V/VI interchange with the interchange that is being constructed near sui gas society (p17)..here you can have a better idea from this map:

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Nice one Strong. Since its an old update I am hoping by now there is a considerable progress on p-14, p-15 and p-16.

Nice updates......:applause:

Nice one Strong. Since its an old update I am hoping by now there is a considerable progress on p-14, p-15 and p-16.

The pics posted by CMY above are of P-15, and one page back jsultan posted the latest updates of P-16

@ Choudhary jee, if u have more fotos of lahore suburbs, then do post em here..

Well were not 4 billion rupees allocated for the completion of on-going and new schemes for LRR during this fiscal budget

I pulled up some old news for u. Hope this would answer all your questions

Rs 4000 million for Lahore Ring Road
LAHORE: Punjab Government has allocated Rs 4000 million for the Lahore Ring Road Project in the annual budget 2010-11.

According to budget docements,Rs 2875 million would be spent on the ongoing schemes of LRR project while Rs 1125 million would be spent for new schemes.

The government estimated the 100 percent completion of LRR first phase (North Loop) consisted of over 43 KM road including nine interchanges during the fiscal year 2010-11.

The second phase (South Loop) would also be started in the coming fiscal year that would traverse a new corridor about 49 Kilometer linking Ferozepur Road Interchange to Shahpur Interchange and finally connecting to the northern arc via Saggian Interchange for completing the peripheral loop.

The detailed feasibility and engineering designe for the Southern Loop of LRR would be finalized during 2010-11.

Under the new schemes, Rs 200 million have been allocated for widening/improvement of road from Rehman Villas to Bhatta Chowk,150 million for intelligence system along LRR,100 million for Fencing of LRR in congested urban areas,Rs 675 million for land acquisition for widening of Ghazi Road.

http://www.geo.tv/important_events/2010/budget2010/pages/english_news_14-06-2010.asp

The pics posted by CMY above are of P-15, and one page back jsultan posted the latest updates of P-16

thxs Strong. it seems like P-15 and P-16 are part of LRR Northern loop.

Nice pics. Please continue posting in the future CMY.

thxs Strong. it seems like P-15 and P-16 are part of LRR Northern loop.

Yes P-15 and P-16 are part of the Northern loop

which ones are part of southern loop?

Status from HCS website uptil December 31, 2010

Project Name : LAHORE RING ROAD, CONSTRUCTION OF INTERCHANGE AT GHAZI ROAD, (PACKAGE-11) (Subcontracted Works from NLC up to WBM level and Structures)
Project Cost (Million Rupees) : 1000
Client : NLC
Commencement Date : Feb 15, 2010
Original/Revised Completion Date : March 31, 2011
Status : 68 % Completed

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Project Name : LAHORE RING ROAD, CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERPASS AT JHUGIAN JODHA (PACKAGE 3-B)
Project Cost (Million Rupees) : 175
Client : NLC
Commencement Date : April 15, 2010
Original/Revised Completion Date : Feb 28, 2011
Status : 70% Completed

HCS (http://hcs.com.pk/projects.html)

^^Only 17.5 crores for the construction of an underpass???
How many lanes it has? Is it dual way?

Wouldn't it be cheaper if they all overpasses for the local roads and kept ring road on the ground?

Maybe some civil engineer here could explain?

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There were alot of workers there, work is going on nicely....

Thanx for the updates, its P-15 actually. not P-11

^^ is this "Bhatta Chowk" or thats different

Haji Turbo, I am surprised with your question since your other location is Michigan. Living or having been to the US should help you not to ask such question. The overhead bridges and under passes are necessary for smooth and non stop traffic and high elevation of roads is needed to keep other traffic away since most of the R.R is near neighborhoods and towns and when driving at 70+ MPH you better have the distance from Pedestrians or even cattle's.

^^ is this "Bhatta Chowk" or thats different

no its the interchange of DHA phase 5 & 6 intersection. 2 - 3 km from bhatta chowk at bedian road

Thanx for the updates, its P-15 actually. not P-11

Oh Yes!!!

Thanks Ahmad Rashid For updates :)

Thanks Ahmad Rashid For updates :)

:D

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A very good job done by PHA at all the interchanges of Ring road :yes: , its looking nice!

Where are the lane markings?

Lane markings at the service/slip roads of recently completed interchanges are yet to be finished.

Very nice image....:okay:

Where are the lane markings?
Not again with the lane markings...

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@ SH:

P-11 is the interchange before Phase V-VI Interchange & after Airport Interchange?? Right??
What's included in that (flyover & underpass both)???

@ SH:

P-11 is the interchange before Phase V-VI Interchange & after Airport Interchange?? Right??
What's included in that (flyover & underpass both)???

Yes, don't exactly know what it consists, but it is a huge interchange, I guess it has 4 loops, but not like a clover leaf!

i have never been able to accertain the Ghazi Road interchange.... pls elaborate in simple angraizee...!! :)

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Work is going on well. I think they will complete it at the end of March, 2011...

March 2011 does not seem realistic now, its might just be a soft opening though!

^^Yep, may be. Some motorcycle riders were using it even now...:nuts:

http://tribune.com.pk/story/116714/work-on-new-ring-road-loop-could-start-in-april/
By Shahram Haq
Published: February 10, 2011

Work on new Ring Road loop could start in April

LAHORE: Construction work on the southern loop of the Lahore Ring Road (LRR) could start as early as April if the Punjab government can get funding from the Chinese government, The Express Tribune has learnt.

An official in the Project Management Unit (PMU) said that the provincial government is negotiating with the Chinese for funds for the project.

“We are hopeful that by April funding will be approved and then work can start immediately on the southern loop,” said the official.

Punjab government spokesman Senator Pervaiz Rasheed said various proposals for funding and construction of the road were under consideration. “The offers are being evaluated. Nothing has been finalised yet,” he said.

According to the feasibility study for the project, conducted by the National Engineering Services of Pakistan (Nespak), the 48.2-km southern loop of the Ring Road will cost some Rs27 billion to build.

Another Rs22 billion is needed for the acquisition of land, the PMU official said.

The project would involve the construction of a six-lane divided carriageway, interchanges, road bridges, reinforced earth abutments, overhead pedestrian bridges, culverts, sub-ways, underpasses, flyovers and related works.

The feasibility report divides the loop into four phases. Phase 1 is an 8.7-km section from the Sui Gas Society near Defence Housing Authority to Gajju Mata on Ferozepur Road; Phase 2 is a 13-km section from Gajju Mata to Adda Plot, Raiwind Road; Phase 3 is an 8-km section from Adda Plot to Marraka, Multan Road; and Phase 4 a 15-km section to Babu Sabu, from where the road will be linked to the Motorway. A 3.5-km link road from Babu Sabu to Gulshan-i-Ravi will also be constructed.

The southern loop will have six interchanges. The first will be at Gajju Mata, the second at Halloki, the third at Adda Plot, the fourth at Multan Road, the fifth at the Motorway link and the last at Babu Sabu near Gulshan-i-Ravi. At least 30 pedestrian subways are also to be built.

“The PMU will make sure that the project is completed within three years of its commencement,” said the PMU official.

The northern loop of the Ring Road, which is almost finished, will be able to accommodate 100,000 vehicles a day, he said.

He said no road project in Pakistan matched the quality of the Ring Road.

He said every society divided by the road had been provided with service lanes, pedestrian bridges and under passes.

He said the PMU had returned at least Rs16 billion to the Punjab government after land acquisition for the northern loop.

good news for lahore ling road if its get a fund, and i know about first time that southern loop divided into four phases

^^Nice news...

They will complete P-11(74% complete according to HCS on Jan 31st) & P-15(70% complete according to me on 9th Feb) at the end of March Inshallah & then they will start Southern loop. Three years period for southern loop is reasonable...

Northern loop includes Package 1 to 17...

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Northern loop also includes Package 16 & 17........17 is interchang near Sui gas Society,Packkage 16 is between (interchange 15) & (Interchange 17)

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WTF. The headline totally ignores the money saved on the project. yellow journalism typical of most urdu papers:bash:

I really dont understand where these reporters get the information from! Southern loop 2? WTF? I never heard of this. And few days back Project director said that southern loop will start in April, and this guy is saying that work is going very slow on SL :bash: And work on remaining packages of Northern loop is going at a very good pace now !

i would suggest an infrastructure bond by the Govt. of Punjab that can be launched for people to invest in which can raise money for these projects...

Secondly an additional tax (very nominal) to be implemented in punjab could be like additional GST on all products sold here maybe 2-3% on everything, for infrastructure projects in punjab and lahore!! i am willing to pay that tax..!!

i would suggest an infrastructure bond by the Govt. of Punjab that can be launched for people to invest in which can raise money for these projects...

Secondly an additional tax (very nominal) to be implemented in punjab could be like additional GST on all products sold here maybe 2-3% on everything, for infrastructure projects in punjab and lahore!! i am willing to pay that tax..!!

Yeah right! If the people of Punjab are anything like the people of Karachi (and I'm guessing they are) they will never pay the tax. Mustafa Kamal completely transformed Karachi and was probably the most honest administrator of Karachi since the pre-partition days. Yet when he tried to impose a very nominal tax (between Rs. 80 - Rs. 1000) on the citizenry for the upkeep of the infrastructure, he caused an uproar! Even staunch supporters of Mustafa Kamal were refusing to pay.

Pakistani's have a sense of entitlement unlike any other people anywhere else in the world. :no:

Yeah right! If the people of Punjab are anything like the people of Karachi (and I'm guessing they are) they will never pay the tax. Mustafa Kamal completely transformed Karachi and was probably the most honest administrator of Karachi since the pre-partition days. Yet when he tried to impose a very nominal tax (between Rs. 80 - Rs. 1000) on the citizenry for the upkeep of the infrastructure, he caused an uproar! Even staunch supporters of Mustafa Kamal were refusing to pay.

Pakistani's have a sense of entitlement unlike any other people anywhere else in the world. :no:

Ofcourse the people of Punjab are like all other when it comes to Tax! Everyone here finds different ways with which they can either minimize or eliminate the tax. If the authorities decide to bring LRR under tax, I would definitly support this decision! The standard at which this road is being constructed, its no way that the road remains toll free forever!

Yeah right! If the people of Punjab are anything like the people of Karachi (and I'm guessing they are) they will never pay the tax. Mustafa Kamal completely transformed Karachi and was probably the most honest administrator of Karachi since the pre-partition days. Yet when he tried to impose a very nominal tax (between Rs. 80 - Rs. 1000) on the citizenry for the upkeep of the infrastructure, he caused an uproar! Even staunch supporters of Mustafa Kamal were refusing to pay.

Pakistani's have a sense of entitlement unlike any other people anywhere else in the world. :no:
I would've opposed that tax too. Unless someone shows me that the taxes i AM paying are actually being used in the way they should be.

^^ yep ... I'd pay tax to be on LRR as long as it gives me access to a road like Motorway.

Yeah right! If the people of Punjab are anything like the people of Karachi (and I'm guessing they are) they will never pay the tax. Mustafa Kamal completely transformed Karachi and was probably the most honest administrator of Karachi since the pre-partition days. Yet when he tried to impose a very nominal tax (between Rs. 80 - Rs. 1000) on the citizenry for the upkeep of the infrastructure, he caused an uproar! Even staunch supporters of Mustafa Kamal were refusing to pay.

Pakistani's have a sense of entitlement unlike any other people anywhere else in the world. :no:

this is what we need to change..!! we need to bring in this culture and controls to make sure that ppl pay taxes in order to keep this country running...

we need to find ways to progress otherwise we'll always be stuck in this swril of destination to nowhere...!!

I second that. Hope people will realize soon

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Status completed as on Feb 28, 2011 is 79 %!

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still a lot of work left... should finish this asap now..!

is this the latest map?

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Yes its the latest and official map by NESPAK

So finally some updates from ma'side after long time, sorry for the delay :) and sorry for bad quality pics since my digital cam was not with me!

Anybody been to P-7 recently, Abdullah Gul interchange? I looks now awesome after the completion of MS Garrison Underpass and roundabout at Barki road! Could'nt take the shots since its too close to Army's MS Garrison main gate!

All pics are from P-15, a hell lot of work yet to be done but still a good pace of work I must say! I don't see it being completed before 3 months

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Nice updates!!!

still long way to go.. must finish this up soon..!!

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It will take atleast 2 months...

Thanx for the updates!

According to City42, 12 packages out of 17 are fully completed & the remaining 5 packages will be completed at the end of May, 2011...

^^Good news and thanks for keeping us updated...

do we have any confirmed project start date for the southern loop?
also, could anybody confirm how far Bahria Orchid entrance would be from Southern loop?

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According to HCS website, 87% work on Ghazi Interchange (Package - 11) is complete...

do we have any confirmed project start date for the southern loop?
also, could anybody confirm how far Bahria Orchid entrance would be from Southern loop?

not very far, it will just run right under sector c of bahria town, touching it.

not very far, it will just run right under sector c of bahria town, touching it.

Bahria orchard is too far from sector C of Bahria town, so LRR SL will be no way near to Bahria orchard

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A very good report :yes: thanx for sharing!

^^ :D

Bahria orchard is too far from sector C of Bahria town, so LRR SL will be no way near to Bahria orchard

i already know that LRR wont be touching Bahria Orchard, by no way near what sort of distance are you referring to? 3-4 KMs???

bahria orchard is not to far from sector c, its below it, once the expressway is built connecting orchard with sector c, it will only be 2 minute drive away with ring road coming between them.

bahria orchard is not to far from sector c, its below it, once the expressway is built connecting orchard with sector c, it will only be 2 minute drive away with ring road coming between them.

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7 Km's is quite a lot of distance, its just the straight line from which I measured, the expressway won't be that straight, so add another kilometer or two to that.

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7 Km's is quite a lot of distance, its just the straight line from which I measured, the expressway won't be that straight, so add another kilometer or two to that.

this is news for me guys, is bahria town planning an expressway between bahria town and bahria orchard?
kindly elaborate
thanks

:nuts: Its not possible, maximum they can reach the road in front of sharif medical complex.

this is news for me guys, is bahria town planning an expressway between bahria town and bahria orchard?
kindly elaborate
thanks

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7 Km's is quite a lot of distance, its just the straight line from which I measured, the expressway won't be that straight, so add another kilometer or two to that.

it depends where you measure it from, bahria orhard will go right to ganjas mahal and probably beyond it.

expressway will probably go around it, so i will say about 5 minute drive to reach ring road

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Good updates. still alot of work left at p11! Thanx for sharing !

Good updates A.R.A, how many packages have been completed so far and how many remaining?

I thnik I'll have to go to Lahore just to drive on this road.

Good updates A.R.A, how many packages have been completed so far and how many remaining?

According to City42, 12 packages out of 17 are fully completed & the remaining 5 packages will be completed at the end of May, 2011...

China asked to invest in LRR

A delegation of Xinjiang Beixin Road & Bridge Construction Company of China, led by its Chief Operating Officer Zhaomingshang, called on Shahbaz Sharif at the CM’s Secretariat here on Monday and exchanged views with regard to cooperation in infrastructure sector in Punjab.

Talking to the delegation, the CM Shahbaz Sharif said asked the Chinese company to consider cooperation in the project of Southern loop of the Lahore Ring Road, and Secretary C&W Department should give detailed briefing to the Chinese delegation in this regard.

The delegation said they had visited Northern loop of the LRR and had been greatly impressed due to quality and best construction of the project. “We will consider cooperation in the construction of Southern loop of the Road.

Our company has already completed four different projects in Pakistan and is working on a number of projects.”

^^ Are they going to make it a toll road? How else will the Chinese recover their money if they invest in the LRR?

And does it mean that they don't have money to complete the road if they're asking the Chinese to invest?

I thnik I'll have to go to Lahore just to drive on this road.

I like this road so much I may even move to Lahore because of it. :)

^^i like the road so much, i might just live on it. :colgate:

^^ Are they going to make it a toll road? How else will the Chinese recover their money if they invest in the LRR?

And does it mean that they don't have money to complete the road if they're asking the Chinese to invest?

Yes at the moment it is funds that is a problem for southern loop, construction work was supposed to kick off this month but no news so far, it seems that it won't be possible in current fiscal year, next budget will give us a clear picture about the fate of southern loop.

This should have been a toll road but its not possible at the moment because of some poor planing involved in some packages of Northern loop(P-2 specially), but if chinese do invest in southern loop, then it definitely would be on BOT basis, and it might be a toll road after completion then.

couple of days ago used this road from harbanspura to TNB guyz blve me the road is jus awesum !!!

^^ LRR from harbsapura to TBN are you sure? that must be canal RD no?

^^ LRR from harbsapura to TBN are you sure? that must be canal RD no?

i waz in wagha while coming back i decide to take ring road from harbanspura it took me to Band Road (Gulshan Ravi Junction) from there i took motorway babu sabu to thokar niaz baig. hardly it took me 25 to 30 min to reach TNB.

i waz in wagha while coming back i decide to take ring road from harbanspura it took me to Band Road (Gulshan Ravi Junction) from there i took motorway babu sabu to thokar niaz baig. hardly it took me 25 to 30 min to reach TNB.

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am not familiar with flicker can you plz tell me the procedure. i was using photobucket but i think therez sum problem wit it.

am not familiar with flicker can you plz tell me the procedure. i was using photobucket but i think therez sum problem wit it.

On Flickr when you upload a picture you need to make it public. If it's private then it doesn't show up for other people.

There's only one public photo on your profile:

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If you have more you need to make them available for others to view. There's a little edit link under the photos. Click that and select public.

^^ LRR from harbsapura to TBN are you sure? that must be canal RD no?

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There's only one public photo on your profile:

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Thnxs Dear :)

The Punjab government on Monday handed over four new cars equipped with modern gadgets to the Lahore City Traffic Police for round-the-clock patrolling on Ring Road.

The patrolling is being launched from Tuesday (today) in three shifts on three sectors of Ring Road and drivers for these cars have been imparted special training.

At an inaugural ceremony, MNA Hamza Shahbaz handed over keys to the traffic police highups.

It was informed during the ceremony that each car comprised first-aid box, traffic cons, electric rods and public address system aimed at delivering traffic education to road users.

Chief Traffic Officer Ahmad Mobeen said special funds had been allocated for the maintenance of the cars.

City Traffic Police SSP (headquarters) Sohail Chaudhry told Dawn after the traffic police had formally got control over the Ring Road between Babu Sabu and Lahore airport around three months ago, a proposal was forwarded to the government to ply latest patrolling cars on the pattern of Motorway police.

^^ LRR from harbsapura to TBN are you sure? that must be canal RD no?

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just saw one today.. forgot to take pic..

i live in defence, had some work around Data Darbar area... took this road from phase 5 and got to sagian interchange in like 22 mins...!!

one heck of a good road this is....!!

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Splendid job by PHA, very well done.

^^ MUST not forget it was dumping site... Lahore is gettin greener under PHA and Shahbaz Sharif.. but i must say i dont lyk the apporch of shahbaz only doing work in lahore.. he shoul be spending the same amoun in other part of punjab

^^ Especially southern Punjab.

Very nice work by PHA....:applause:


Only 3-4 projects are going on in Lahore not much, Punjab Govt. didnot have money for Lahore even, so don't blame SS for that...

Oh guys come on dont start the political discussion here :) it is infact the result of some poor governance and shahbaz sharif is the one to be blamed no doubt abt that,

this is the Bhatta Chowk section.. lot of work done but still a lot to go..!!

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very good updates Sultan.
keep it up

^^ MUST not forget it was dumping site... Lahore is gettin greener under PHA and Shahbaz Sharif.. but i must say i dont lyk the apporch of shahbaz only doing work in lahore.. he shoul be spending the same amoun in other part of punjab

i think work is going on everywhere, i recently visited some cities outside lahore, and work is going on steadily on atleast the main roads and sewerage system etc in each city, so wait and see the difference....

Alot of work is being done in Multan, alot of new roads and bridges, so I think its unfair to presume that development is only being done in Lahore.
Besides, Lahore is a huge city, over 10M people, no other city in the province has such staggering number of people living there, in addition its also the provincial capital of Punjab.

Nice updates JS...:okay:


Bhatta Chowk is linked to Package - 11 (Ghazi Interchange)...

thanks mate

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Yes it is the latest design and it was already posted in this thread couple of months back!

bigger version can be seen here
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I am a new member to this forum and greatly appreciate the work of people posting on this forum,I am currently living in Toronto and haven't been to Lahore for about 2 years,i plan on buying a plot in DHA phase 6 very soon...what is the latest progress of the Ring road on a whole? How many phases of ring road are complete and how far is the nearest intersection from DHA phase 6? Also what about the progress of the ring road from defence to Thokar Niaz Baig Motorway Interchange? Finally i want to ask that what is the latest news about the widening of the canal road from Thokar Niaz Baig to Kalma Chowk side?And the latest news about Kalma Chowk Flyover,from where to where will it be built? If anyone would be kind enough to answer my questions in detail i would really appreciate it Take care,AllahAfiz!!!

Lahore Ring Road Completion

With the completion of the latest package of the Lahore Ring Road, you can traverse the northern parts of the city and get from the airport to Ravi Road in fifteen minutes. All is changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born.

I took the road from the airport last week and marvelled at the flashing countryside of Harbanspura, scowled at the hazy sky over the brick-kilns past Mominpur, held my breath past the landfill at Mehmood Booti and, before I knew it, was on Ravi Road, where the majestic Badhshahi Mosque greets travellers entering the city. Normally, through the city, this is at least an hour-long drive. With the Ring Road, it felt that I had travelled at Warp Speed. But all is changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born.

The Lahore Ring Road project was first conceived in 1984 as a bypass around the city that would ease congestion in the city. In the early 1990s, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) proposed a road loop encircling the entire city and the World Bank prepared a feasibility for a 60-kilometre ring road. Through the 90s and early part of this decade, the circumference and other aspects of the project designed remained in flux and, despite its groundbreaking in late 2004, continue to change. The original completion date of the project was December 2008 but construction on the southern loop, from the airport, through Defence, past Ferozepur Road to the Hudiyara Drain, the dusty little village of Halloki, Bahria Town and Thokar Niaz Beg is still underway.

The enormous affect of the newly opened packages of the Ring Road is immediately clear to anyone who uses it. The accessibility it provides brings hitherto unexplored parts of Lahore into reach. My first impression of the effect it had on adjacent property prices was confirmed, but for good reason. The entire eastern and northern flank of the city is now merely minutes away and new real-estate markets, commercial opportunities and potential industrial zones beckon. Once the southern loop is complete, yet more shall appear. There is no doubt of the awesome potential the Ring Road reveals. But all is changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born.

The obvious and awesome benefits of a Ring Road cannot be denied. But they do come at quite a cost. The NESPAK website states the 19 packages of the project will run $359 million. But depending on whom you ask, it may be as high $1.7 billion. It’s difficult to quantify the returns the project will bring, but the homes, shops, retail centres, offices, factories the minds’ eye conjures will certainly generate enough economy to make even this amount worthwhile.

But that’s not the way Pakistani cities work. Back in the days the Ring Road project was being dreamed up, you could stand in (what is now) DHA’s H-Block Market at night, face east and have nothing but fields between yourself and the glow coming from the lights in neighbouring Amritsar. Now, from that spot, you can go travel east to the fully inhabited Phases II, III and IV. If you venture further, you can drive past the newly constructed Phase V and the still-to-be-inhabited Phases VI and VII.

But the growth of this part of the city has been neither equitable nor environmentally friendly. It makes one wonder whether such development is even worth the name. The houses are for the minority elite, are automobile-dependent and energy-inefficient. There are no sidewalks for those who work in DHA but can’t afford cars, while cyclists are routinely harassed and beggars simply not allowed by security staff manning the entry and exit points. Few other planned urban spaces–with the exception of Islamabad–are so unfriendly towards the poor. Yet the DHA is the standard that other private developers aspire to.

Driving along the northern loop of the Ring Road and past numerous villages and settlements, one asks oneself whether the markets and industrial zones that will sprout along the artery will benefit the current inhabitants of the areas. Will the billion of rupees spent on the six-lane road built next to their homes have a positive economic, social or environmental impact? Will their Town Municipal Authorities have the ability to provide the road, sanitation and other infrastructure that will make future residential, commercial or industrial activity feasible? Will there be schools and hospitals to ensure that a minimally respectable habitat exists for the next generation of Lahoris? Will there be parks? Will there be beauty?

Observing the contours of the urban planning path followed by Lahore, one can predict what will happen: The land mafia that has, according to word on “the street,” already bought every parcel of land available, will monopolise the residential property market and will develop it at massive profit for the benefit of those few who can afford to invest in land. None of that profit will filter back into infrastructure development, the cost of which will therefore be borne by the local government with money either lent to us by foreign donors or raised by our taxes.

To build and lay down the infrastructure, the local or, more likely, provincial government will claim public purposes and exercise its right of eminent domain to displace families and scatter communities (as the Ring Road has done to the little community that once lived near the Harbanspura Pul). Thus, an economic and social disparity will be created between the people who live next to the Ring Road on the one hand and the people who benefit from the Ring Road, on the other. No, sir, when one drives down the newly constructed northern loop of the Lahore Ring Road, one can distinctly tell that all is changed, changed utterly and that a terrible beauty has been born.

Postscript: My column last week regarding the Lahore High Court’s Facebook ban received more responses than any other. The furore over the immature and highly irresponsible act of provocation has passed and has revealed several interesting things. First, our collective method of responding to blasphemy has become more sophisticated. I’m not saying that banning Wikipedia is a sophisticated thing to do. But it is better than attacking the American embassy in Islamabad (in response to Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses), a cinema in Peshawar (in response to a letter published in The Frontier Post), an MCB (the first Jyllands-Posten cartoon saga).

The international condemnation of violence to express displeasure was so overwhelming that, when the second Jyllands-Posten sage occurred, some people in Lahore put their money where their mouths were and paid for billboards that stated they peacefully protested blasphemy. With the Facebook Shame, had it not been for the Lahore High Court’s prohibition and the overeager enforcement by the PTA, protests were peaceful and, what is more, well-thought-out and -argued. The response and evolution of protests against blasphemy are getting better and may, one hopes, one day win the debate.

http://www.currentsocial.com/lahore-ring-road-completion.html

I am a new member to this forum and greatly appreciate the work of people posting on this forum,I am currently living in Toronto and haven't been to Lahore for about 2 years

Welcome to Mehfil Pakistan!

i plan on buying a plot in DHA phase 6 very soon...what is the latest progress of the Ring road on a whole?

Buy a plot in phase 6 as soon as possible since the prices are going up in this phase.
Work on Northern loop of Lahore ring road is 90% complete, only few packages left that will be completed by the end of May hopefully!

How many phases of ring road are complete and how far is the nearest intersection from DHA phase 6?

Package 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,12,13 are 100% complete, Package 11,14,16,16,17 will be completed very soon
Phase 6 is very very close to ring road interchange, the interchange is located itself in dha phase 6 at the intersection of phase5 and phase6 at bedian road

Also what about the progress of the ring road from defence to Thokar Niaz Baig Motorway Interchange?

Its the southern loop that you are asking about, work was supposed to start this month but new latest news yet!

Finally i want to ask that what is the latest news about the widening of the canal road from Thokar Niaz Baig to Kalma Chowk side?And the latest news about Kalma Chowk Flyover,from where to where will it be built? If anyone would be kind enough to answer my questions in detail i would really appreciate it Take care,AllahAfiz!!!

Canal road has been recarpeted but it cant be widened at the moment because of pathetic NGO that has filed a case in lahore highcourt against the project, Kalma chowk flyover is u/c at a very good pace, flyover is located at ferozpur road 500 meters both sides of kalma chowk

Regards! :)

DHA Commercial Blvd. after taking exit from the ring road...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCt_I0rURx0

from Harbanspura to the Aitport... love driving on this road..!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxPTZ4E8f8I

Thankyou so much Strong hearted!!! What is it with this NGO,i read that they created quite a few hurdles on the kalma chowk flyover aswell,:ohno: ,i used to drive on kalma chowk every day 2 years ago and the situation was pathetic,atleast a 15 to 20 minute wait everytime and the canal road has to be widened,when is the next hearing in the court? thankyou once again

@SH, that pathetic NGO is Lahore Bachao Tehreek or any other?

@SH, that pathetic NGO is Lahore Bachao Tehreek or any other?

Yes Lahore bachao tehreek!

This is getting out of hand now, we really need to get rid of Lahore Bachao Tehreek to save Lahore.

Is there any way we can put this NGO on the list of terrorist organizations and ban it for good forever?

Really sick of NGOs. These are doing more harm than good. Their funding and finances should be checked and monitored regularly. No direct funding should be allowed by donors to these NGOs, outside funding must be either channeled through the govt or no outside funding allowed.

This is getting out of hand now, we really need to get rid of Lahore Bachao Tehreek to save Lahore.

Is there any way we can put this NGO on the list of terrorist organizations and ban it for good forever?

Really sick of NGOs. These are doing more harm than good. Their funding and finances should be checked and monitored regularly. No direct funding should be allowed by donors to these NGOs, outside funding must be either channeled through the govt or no outside funding allowed.

you really expect THIS government to do that? a good government will normally watch inflow to the NGO's and stop it if it is deemed to be detrimental to national interest (i know for a fact that was the case before 2007). i dont know what this government has been doing except jerking off.

^^ lol .. the NGO sector went out of hand in Mush area .. I know it for more than a fact too. Know too many families around my area who just made millions out of NGO businesses (and still are making) etc... nobody kept a check at any point and still no body cares since all these people developed direct contacts in embassies and it's a pure federal subject. The less said the better, it'll go very political, which kills the purpose of this thread.

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^^ MashaAllah
Very saksy pics :), hope they start work on the Southern Loop soon

Awesome pics,Thankyou!

Wow some great pics! thanx for sharing here and I never knew there was a facebook page for LRR :)

The pics are 1 year old and it looks even better now since the horticulture and landscaping work is 100% complete and flyovers have been painted!

Orgasmic. These pictures are seriously giving me butterflies. :drool:

Thanks for posting! :)

Thank u all....:D


Sometimes because of more greenery & surroundings, LRR looks much better than M2...

Wow...LRR is looking awesome. Thanks ARA.

Any news about the southern loop?

Nopes no latest positive news about Southern Loop :no:

Northern loop completion date = May 31st, 2011
Southern loop = Funds will be allocated in the next fiscal year (i.e. June onwards) & then it will start Inshallah


So let them first complete the remaining 4 U/C packages of northern loop & then concentrate on the southern loop...

So let them first complete the remaining 4 U/C packages of northern loop & then concentrate on the southern loop...

agreed

very nice pics indeed

package 17 i guess...!!

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HOLY MOLY .. these are awesome pictures man (and woman too if any) .... thanks for posting.

and woman too if any

I don't think I know any other woman here except B**ga. :laugh:

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated Shad Bagh underpass on Ring Road early on Sunday.


The chief minster ordered the authorities concerned to complete the construction of Multan Road by May 31st.
The Lahore commissioner briefed the chief minister about the maintenance work at Multan Road and its opening for general traffic. The chief minister ordered that maximum space should be given to green belts at both sides of the road.



Talking to the media, Shahbaz said that the timely completion of maintenance work on Multan Road was difficult due to encroachments.

HOLY MOLY .. these are awesome pictures man (and woman too if any) .... thanks for posting.

:laugh:

Wow some great pics! thanx for sharing here and I never knew there was a facebook page for LRR :)

The pics are 1 year old and it looks even better now since the horticulture and landscaping work is 100% complete and flyovers have been painted!

Its not an official page. Its name is ''LAHORE RING ROAD & MULTAN ROAD PROJECT''....

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Shad Bagh underpass inauguration

@ SH:
Plz tell me its location(area) & in which package it is located??

Its located in between Niazi interchange and Mehmood booti interchange, its Package 3-B. Saw that underpass yesterday and its in shape of a loop!

Any pic of Shadbagh underpass ???

package 17 i guess...!!

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The 2nd picture is of Package - 15 (Interchange between Phase V & VI)


According to HCS website, Package 11 & 11 A is 92% complete & its completion date is May 30, 2011...

Still 30 may does'nt seem possible to me, or it might just be soft opening!

^^ Ya, may be like all other projects...

Northern loop completion date = May 31st, 2011
Southern loop = Funds will be allocated in the next fiscal year (i.e. June onwards) & then it will start Inshallah


So let them first complete the remaining 4 U/C packages of northern loop & then concentrate on the southern loop...
Funds are already available for land acquisition of Southern Loop, which is always a major phase of the project and time consuming as well. Land Acquisition has been started on fast track so at the time of awarding work to the contractors sufficients land will be made available for construction work

Funds are already available for land acquisition of Southern Loop, which is always a major phase of the project and time consuming as well. Land Acquisition has been started on fast track so at the time of awarding work to the contractors sufficients land will be made available for construction work

please share source of this information.

Latest pics from facebook page :

Landscape work at airport Interchange
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P-6 Airport Interchange

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P-7 Abdullah Gul Interchange

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P-1 Niazi interchange
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P-10 GT road/Quaid-e-Azam Interchange
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P-4 Saggian Interchange
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All pics by Zeeshan Akbar.

Thanks for sharing here SH....:okay:



LRR looks amazing...

wao wao wao dil kush hogia pics dek kar,LRR looking so nice n presents awsome beauty and its landscaping give LRR to additional beauty,thnx for sharing SH,and i never see like this kind of project in pakistan specly its landscaping and obviously LRR is a mega project and hope the southern loop will start soon

awsome pictures!, the landscaping! is so breath taking..LRR just is one master piece work of quality and international standard. thanx for sharing. hope more projects like this be carried out for other major cities as well.