Metro bus to new airport might completes by next March.

Islamabad -- Almost half of the project of Metro Bus Service from Peshawar Morr to new international Islamabad airport is completed and tentatively it will be completed by March 2020.

This was told to the meeting of Senate's Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reforms , which was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Senator Agha Shahzaib Durrani here at the Parliament House.

The meeting was apprised that two phases of the of metro bus project from Peshawar Morr to new airport is completed and work on the remaining two is in progress.

The committee was also informed that toll rates of M-1 and M-2 motorways have been increased proportionately in accordance with the terms of contract and the average number of vehicles that uses the motorway.

The rates of M-1 (ISB-PESH) from 2005 to 2021 have gone from 80 to 240 for cars, 100 to 400 for wagons, mini bus 140 to 550 for minibus and 210 to 790 for buses. Rates of M-2 (ISB-LHR) from 1997 to 2020 have gone from 200 to 750 for cars, 300 to 1250 for wagons, 300 to 1760 for minibus and 450 to 2510 for buses. The Committee was told that 92 billion is required annually to renovate roads and maintain them for excellent use by NHA.

While briefing the committee regarding land acquisition method and payment Secretary Planning told the Committee that Punjab will take the lead and propose an amendment which will then be...