He said Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed for personally evaluating the inevitability of development projects to be launched by Lahore Development Authority (LDA) by actually visiting these locations. He said prolonged traffic jams and long queues of vehicles at Shahkam Chowk were a routine matter which was bothersome for thousands of commuters daily crossing this point. The construction of a two-lane flyover would cost Rs1.92 billion whereas construction of a three-lane flyover would cost Rs2.25 billion. Meanwhile, on invitation by the Director General Lahore Development Authority Amna Imran Khan, Managing Director of Fabiomazzeo Architects of Italy Gabriella Brignone visited office of LDA on Tuesday. She talked about the concept of smart cities and development of urban centres in future keeping in view the increasing population.

Source: The Express Tribune April 17, 2019 06:00 UTC