Lahore: the newly constructed Walton Flyover was inaugurated by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The flyover has been constructed near Qainchi on Ferozepur Road. A briefing about the flyover was given by the LDA Director General Ahad Khan Cheema to the chief minister. The project has been completed within a short period of two months, which will facilitate traffic of 150,000 motorists every day instead of using the Ferozepur road to Walton.
The chief minister said the project would save fuel cost of over Rs5 billion annually. He also stated that the main aim was to make Ferozepur Road signal-free from Walton to Ferozepur Road. The first phase of this objective had been completed. The construction works had been carried out round the clock and that the construction was of high standards and efforts had been made to maintain transparency. This will be the first project of the Punjab government to be completed in a very short duration.
The project costs is 70 crore rupees, while its length is 872 metres. The inauguration ceremony was attended by members of Provincial Assembly Ramzan Siddique Bhatti, Mian Naseer, Chief Secretary, Vice Chairman Lahore Development Authority Khawaja Ahmed Hasaan, Chairman Planning & Development, Chairman NASPAK, Pakistan Muslim League-N office-bearers and others.