Rawalpindi: The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has secured the design contract worth PKR 47 million for the Nullah Leh Expressway project, a news source reported. As per officials, the organisation is expected to provide the detailed design transaction and technical advisory services for the legal, financial, and technical report of the project.
According to reports, NESPAK will collaborate with two other companies in order to fulfil contractual obligations. The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) will monitor the project during the construction work – since the project is being developed on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis.
Following its completion, the 23-kilometre (km)-long Leh Expressway from Soan River Bridge to Kashmir Highway will help provide an alternative traffic route between Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Furthermore, it is expected to help curb pollution levels caused by open sewerages in Nullah Leh; as well as create economic activity in the area.
The project was launched in 2007. Sources have revealed that the project’s original development plan included the construction of a 22-km-long signal-free expressway on both sides of the Nullah Leh.
