Peshawar Rapid Mass Transit System in First phase Chamkani, GT road, Sonehri Masjid road, Sir Syed Road and Jamrud road has been chosen.
The work on Mega Project Peshawar Rapid Mass Transit System (PRMTS) has been speed up by initiating practicability method once completion of its pre-feasibility part. Road passageway No 2 of via Chamkani, GT road, Sonehri Masjid road, Sir Syed Road and Jamrud road has been chosen of the overall half-dozen corridors planned for the complete this mega project.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured $1 million as grant for its practicability and soft loan of $7 million just in case of progress thereon.
About four hundred thousand (0.4 Million) daily and twenty one thousand (21k) commuters hourly will use this route passing from heart of the town and connecting 2 longest and busiest ends. Rs 12 billion is calculable value of this passageway to be completed in one year whereas the complete project as well as all half-dozen corridors would be completed in three years.
It enclosed 26 kilo meter Chamkani to Hayatabad rail passageway No 1, road passageway No 6 on same rail track, passageway No 3 from Warsak road to Kohat road via Saddar, American state Afridi road and Kohat road, passageway No four from Charsadda road to Bara road terminal close to circumferential via Saddar, passageway No five consisting eye circular road and circumferential.
Chief Minister KPK Pervez Khattak asked authorities for expediting work on Peshawar Rapid Mass Transit System and expressed the confidence that this vital mega project in history of the province will considerably mitigate hours long traffic jam problems and will enable people to reach other ends of the city within minutes then after.
Other important schemes were also being completed in Peshawar. Renovation of 17 km road from GT road to Jamrud road and Flyover at the Charsadda road intersection are being completed at cost of Rs 1700 millions and Rs 591.222 million respectively. After completion it will help a great deal to address the ever increasing hazards of traffic jams in the city. CM Pervez Khattak
Source: www.kpknews.org
