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[Azmuh]

Are there any plans of building BRT on Canal Road or is it even possible?

[ravian94]

Originally Posted by Azmuh

Are there any plans of building BRT on Canal Road or is it even possible?

Good Idea. But it will require removal of several hundreds (if not thousands) of trees

[PAKONE]

Originally Posted by Strong Hearted

Daylight photographs of the completed canal road have already been posted here by Ahmad Rashid Ahmad, for night views a professional photographer is required Lets be patient I am sure that HCS guys will upload the latest pics on there webpage very soon.

Awesome will keep a look out thanks Strong Haerted!

PS, check out the MY BLOG on the latest article on Shalamar Gardens.

[Strong Hearted]

Originally Posted by Azmuh

Are there any plans of building BRT on Canal Road or is it even possible?

BRT is U/C on some part of ferozpur road only at the moment, other than ferozpur road brt is proposed for Multan road and GT road. No proposal for canal road yet.

[shahmeer]

Originally Posted by Strong Hearted

BRT is U/C on some part of ferozpur road only at the moment, other than ferozpur road brt is proposed for Multan road and GT road. No proposal for canal road yet.

if you can could please mark this on Google map.

[shakeelahmadch]

Yesterday my mother was telling me all about very good lighting on Canal Rd now around 11 PM at night. Need pictures now :-\

[PakiDoperz]

[shakeelahmadch]

Originally Posted by PakiDoperz

Imagine the number of workers and small industries such project attracts and feed - it's a true saying that infrastructure drives economies ! There would certainly be corruption in it or in Canal Rd. Project but they are different sort of corruption i.e. Systematic Corruption - projects awarded to some close workers. But it's still better than hoarding money in Swiss bank accounts, atleast it's feeding poor people and engineers.

[Sania]

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting at Arfa Software Technology Park and gave approval to the construction of a link road from Ring Road to Ferozpur Road. This road will be constructed from Ring Road Package-17 to Ferozpur Road along Khairan Distributory. Shahbaz Sharif directed the departments concerned to immediately start work on this track.

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-ne...given-go-ahead

[shakeelahmadch]

Originally Posted by Sania

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting at Arfa Software Technology Park and gave approval to the construction of a link road from Ring Road to Ferozpur Road. This road will be constructed from Ring Road Package-17 to Ferozpur Road along Khairan Distributory. Shahbaz Sharif directed the departments concerned to immediately start work on this track.

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-ne...given-go-ahead

I thought* there was already a intersection as LRR crossed Ferozepure Road ?

[Strong Hearted]

Originally Posted by shakeelahmadch

I though there was already a intersection as LRR crossed Ferozepure Road ?

No the LRR has a dead end at the moment at P-17 near sui gas society at Kamaha road. Though there is a proposed interchange at Ferozpur road but the comes under Southern Loop, and that interchange would be a clover leaf interchange. But this would just be a link road from ferozpur road to LRR I guess.

[Sulehri]

Yes, there is a plane to provide BRT on cannel road and Multan road. See the interview of Director Engineering Construction TEPA on page #264 posting # 5276. Also if u see the newly fabricated overhead pedestal bridges, there is a set of down stairs in the middle of bridge opening in the cannel. That is for the same purpose. Can be seen these new bridges photographs on page # 260

[abhishekghij]

Fabulous

[momers]

They are just rebuilding the Kamahan road i think. The road starts from Chungi Amar Sidhu on Ferozepur Road and runs along the Khaira Distributary and terminates at Ring Road Package 17 as they call it.

The rest of the Kamahan road was eaten up by the Ring Road, it was built over and replaced by the LRR.

Link.

Originally Posted by Strong Hearted

No the LRR has a dead end at the moment at P-17 near sui gas society at Kamaha road. Though there is a proposed interchange at Ferozpur road but the comes under Southern Loop, and that interchange would be a clover leaf interchange. But this would just be a link road from ferozpur road to LRR I guess.

[ravian94]

Originally Posted by shakeelahmadch

Imagine the number of workers and small industries such project attracts and feed - it's a true saying that infrastructure drives economies ! There would certainly be corruption in it or in Canal Rd. Project but they are different sort of corruption i.e. Systematic Corruption - projects awarded to some close workers. But it's still better than hoarding money in Swiss bank accounts, atleast it's feeding poor people and engineers.

Construction sector has actually 70 industries embedded into or linked with it. You start a construction project, you give earnings to people in all these sectors. It is a fact that USA brought itself out of the great depression of 30s by initiating (AND COMPLETING) massive infrastructure building throughout the country including road and railway. It provided business to businesses, jobs to jobless, market access to farms.

So, to bring the economy out of recession, start building (without corruption )

[smfarazm..]

Originally Posted by ravian94

Construction sector has actually 70 industries embedded into or linked with it. You start a construction project, you give earnings to people in all these sectors. It is a fact that USA brought itself out of the great depression of 30s by initiating (AND COMPLETING) massive infrastructure building throughout the country including road and railway. It provided business to businesses, jobs to jobless, market access to farms.

So, to bring the economy out of recession, start building (without corruption )

Agreed 100% . It's a Big Cycle.

[united pakistan]

any progress at brt any pics??

[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

No pics, work is going on Phase I....

[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

New overhead bridges

From TNB to Doctors hospital underpass = 3
From Doctors hospital underpass to Jinnah hospital underpass = 1
From Jinnah hospital underpass to PU underpass = 1 (3 were already there)
From PU underpass to Garden town underpass = 0
From Garden town underpass to Muslim town underpass = 1
From Muslim town underpass to FC underpass = 0
From FC underpass to Jail road underpass = 1
From Jail road underpass to Mall road underpass = 1

So, there are 11 (8 new & 3 old) overhead bridges on canal road from TNB to Mall road underpass....