CM Punjab Inaugurates Marka-e-Haq Square in Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated “Marka-e-Haq Square” in Rawalpindi today. The inauguration is part of the ‘Signal-Free Rawalpindi’ project, which has achieved a record milestone with the completion of five underpasses, two overhead bridges, and a pedestrian bridge in 179 days. The stretch from Rawalpindi Kutchery Chowk to the Rekhi Din area has been named ‘Marka-e-Haq Square’.

According to Radio Pakistan, the Chief Minister also visited the signal-free corridor, inspected the overhead bridge and other roads, and reviewed the project from Annexy Chowk to GPO Chowk. On this occasion, Provincial Minister for Communications and Works Malik Sohaib Ahmad Bharth gave a detailed briefing on the project.

According to the briefing, over two hundred thousand vehicles will be able to pass daily through the signal-free corridor in Rawalpindi’s most congested area. The project also includes the city’s first state-of-the-art pedestrian bridge at Marka-e-Haq Square. Two phases of the Rawat-to-Motorway signal-free corridor have been completed, while work on the third phase will be completed soon. Underpasses will also be constructed at Race Course, Chairing Cross, and AFIC Chowk.

A 25-kilometre-long signal-free corridor will be developed from Rawat to the motorway, comprising a total of nine underpasses and three flyovers. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said the signal-free corridor would transform Rawalpindi’s urban culture.