ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held its meeting with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the chair in Islamabad on Saturday and approved the 13 kilometers long Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Service Project which will be completed at a cost of Rs23.839 billion.
Under the plan‚ the federal government will contribute Rs 13.419 billion in the project whereas Punjab government will chip in Rs10.419 billion.
The project envisages construction of over 13 km long dedicated signal free corridor of 9.60 to 10.10 meters width at normal section and from 19.00 to 21.10 meters width at Metro Bus System stations and tranches in Islamabad Territory.
The proposed corridor will accommodate articulated buses running simultaneously in both directions.
The project will start from IJ Principal Road at Faizabad where Rawalpindi portion terminates, and will traverse through IJ Principal Road, 9th Avenue, Jinnah Avenue and finally terminate at the Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad.
The Islamabad portion includes Peshawar Morr Interchange as per the Capital Development Authority (CDA) design and a provision for 14 bus stations with allied facilities.
