CDA approves hiring of a consultant for I.J.P Road.

ISLAMABAD -- Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved the hiring of a consultant for carrying out expansion, rehabilitation and up-gradation of I. J Principal Road.

The consultant will prepare complete feasibility of rehabilitation and widening of the road with a particular focus on traffic load, said a press release received here on Sunday.

Moreover, the consultant would also prepare design of additional two lane rigid pavement on both sides of the road besides provision of necessary culverts and improvements in existing culverts.

The consultant would also prepare and propose consolidated designs of interchanges at intersections of I.J P Road at 9th avenue, 10th avenue and 11th avenue. The preparation of drainage design would also be in scope of work of the consultant.

The advertisement regarding hiring of consultant's services would be released within a week.

The I.J Principal Road was basically built to run light traffic, however, in 2008, heavy traffic was shifted on the road. Since then, the heavy traffic including trailers, trucks and buses were allowed to ply on this highway, which caused deteriorating condition of the road day by day.

Moreover, so many accidents were also being reported on daily basis...