Inclusion of Gulberg Elevated Expressway in Lahore Master Plan 2050
LAHORE: The Gulberg Elevated Expressway Project has been incorporated by the Punjab Government into the Lahore Master Plan 2050. (Reported by news source)
Shadman, Samanabad, Ferozepur Road, and Gulshan Ravi will be avoided on the 10.5-kilometer-long Gulberg Elevated Expressway track that connects Home Economics College in Gulberg with the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M2). The four-lane track can hold 73,866 vehicles per day, according to expectations. Six interchanges will be present along its
The project would cost an estimated Rs.85 billion, and as part of that, the Lahore Development Authority will receive 801 kanals of private land for Rs.3.5 billion (LDA). The federal government is anticipated to give the project its final approval in the forthcoming budget.
It is significant to note that the project was approved in 2019 and was promoted as a workable initiative to lessen city pollution by easing traffic in the major urban regions. To assess the project's viability and potential advantages, the Punjabi government carried out a feasibility study. The analysis came to the conclusion that the project was doable and would benefit the city's infrastructure.
