Islamabad: The construction of the Malal Bridge on Lehtarar Road is likely to be initiated soon, after the financial bids for the project were recently opened by the Capital Development Authority (CDA), according to a news source published on August 11.
Earlier, the CDA had invited bids from construction firms through a notice in various national newspapers. The project’s NIT was PKR 100.818 million and the lowest bid received amounted to PKR 70 million — which is 22% below the estimated cost of the project.
In the short tenure of the incumbent CDA administration, this is the second infrastructural project to be developed on Lehtarar road — the first being the construction of the Burma bridge, which is nearing completion. This bridge project also encompasses the construction of a 700-metre-long dual road.
Previously, the Lehtarar Road had been dualised in 2008. However, due to a lack of the Malal Bridge and Burma Bridge, the road kept on experiencing traffic congestion issues. Now, the authority has reassured locals that the development of the Malal Bridge project would be completed within a year’s time.
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