Lahore: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) recently approved a new rehabilitation project for the Defence Road and the Shahkam Chowk Flyover — a news source reported. The project will now be completed in two phases over a period of two fiscal years — with the old pre-qualification bids having been cancelled as well.
According to the details available, the new project has also been approved by LDA Chief Engineer Habib-ul-Haq Randhawa. According to the initial estimates, the project is expected to cost PKR 3.4 billion, out of which PKR 2.48 billion is dedicated for the rehabilitation of the Shahkam Flyover, while PKR 1.24 billion will be allocated for work to be conducted on improving the Defence Road.
The work on the flyover is expected to be completed by the end of this fiscal year, while work on the Defence Road is estimated to be completed by sometime next year. After cancelling the prequalification bids, the LDA has now invited separate bids for both projects once again, as adequate budgetary allocations could not be assigned to the project under the Budget 2020-21.
