Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved eight schemes for the construction, rehabilitation and improvement of roads in Sargodha district under the Own Source Revenue initiative, with an estimated cost of nearly Rs. 1 billion.
According to a press release from the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, the schemes include the construction and rehabilitation of Dairy Road, Azad Road, New Urdu Bazaar Road, Grain Market Road, Pilot School Road and Ara Market Road, costing Rs. 175.79 million.
The plan also includes rehabilitation of the Khayam Chowk Overhead Bridge at Rs. 88.981 million and the road from Johar Colony Road to Fatima Jinnah Road via Gillwala Railway Crossing to Haripurah Bridge at Rs. 228.674 million.
Other projects include the rehabilitation of the Shama Chowk to Stadium Gate road and the link road to Cheema Heart Centre for Rs. 164.645 million, as well as Main Bazaar Bhagtanwala Road and the Lahore Road-Bhirowal-Kot Momin Link Road for Rs. 127.715 million.
The government has also approved rehabilitation of Jail Road to Shahpur Saddar Road in Shahpur for Rs. 98.888 million and Farooka Road to Sial Dhulaka Road for Rs. 56.684 million. A Rs. 60 million beautification project for interchanges along Sial Mor Road is also part of the program.
Deputy Commissioner Sargodha Hussain Ahmad Raza Chaudhry said the projects would improve the district’s road infrastructure, traffic flow and transportation facilities for residents in urban and rural areas.
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