Business Recorder reported that Capital Development Authority is likely to approve PKR 670 million for hiring consultancy services for the detailed engineering design of 6th, 10th and 11th avenues as well as six other projects in its next Development Working Party meeting.

Officials told Business Recorder that the date of the meeting has not yet been decided but it is expected within a few weeks. Officials further said that Mr Kamran Lashari chairman of Capital Development Authority has given strict directives to engineers that while designing the avenues they should consider all the flaws in the previous avenues.

Sources told this scribe that the projects include development work in Orchard Scheme, Murree Road, procurement of machinery for up gradation of street lights system, provision of additional facilities at Pak Secretariat, construction of mosque at Rawal Town, retention wall along J Salik Colony, Sewage Treatment Plants for Rawal Lake, I-15 and I-16.

The official said that 10th Avenue, that would have grade separations at eight places, would join IJ Principal Road with Khayaban-e-Iqbal, passing through sectors F-9 and F-10 on Northern and I-9 and I-10 on Southern ends. The avenue would link IJP Road with Nullah Lai Expressway.

It added that 11th Avenue would start from IJP Road near Pir Wadhai Bus Stand and would culminate at Margalla Avenue, which would provide another connection for the capital city to Peshawar and Lahore. The avenue would have 11 intersections with other roads. 6th Avenue would join Murree Road with Margalla Avenue, passing through sectors F-5 and F-6, CDA official maintained.

Officials said that all the three avenues would be completely signal-free and bridges and underpasses would be constructed at intersections with other roads. Whereas the physical work on the projects would be initiated during the next fiscal year.

Officials added that "The construction of these avenues would lessen the traffic burden and would add more beauty to the capital. It said that out of the three short-listed firms, two have submitted their bids for the execution of the project, which he said are being processed.