Kalma Chowk Flyover

Kalma Chowk Flyover
Location
Kalma Chowk, Lahore, Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°30′15″N 74°19′53″E / 31.50417°N 74.33139°E / 31.50417; 74.33139Coordinates: 31°30′15″N 74°19′53″E / 31.50417°N 74.33139°E / 31.50417; 74.33139
Roads at
junction:		 Ferozpur Road
Main Boulevard Gulberg
Barket Market Road
Construction
Type: Flyover
Lanes: 3 x 3
Constructed: by NLC and Habib Construction Services
Opened: 14 August 2011 (on Independence Day)

Kalma Chowk Flyover is a flyover and a road bridge that passes through the Kalma Chowk. The flyover caters the high flow of traffic on Ferozepur Road. The project was started on April 2, 2011 and was completed on August 14, 2011.Then Chief Minister of Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the project on August 14, 2011, which was also the 64th Independence Day of the country

The project was started by the Punjab government on March 5, 2011 and completed in a record period by Habib Construction Services, in 135 days. Project's cost was Rs. 2 billion. Chief Minister of the Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated it on August 14, 2011 (on Independence Day).

View of Kalma Chowk, flyiover and high-rises

Underpass

Kalma Chowk Underpass is a road underpass on the Main Boulevard of Gulberg and Garden Town. It is constructed after the completion of flyover.

Construction details

Type Description
Construction Cost Rs. 1 Billion
Length 2 Flyovers 575 Meters each
Construction Period Record period of construction in just 135 days
Owner Communication and Works Department Govt. of Punjab,[1] LahorePunjab
Consultant Nespak[2]
Contractor NLC and Habib Construction Services[3]

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