Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday expressed hope that Islamabad’s Kashmir Chowk Underpass would open to traffic within the next 10 days, as construction entered its 12th day.
Speaking to reporters at the site, Naqvi said the Capital Development Authority (CDA), contractors and other teams were working around the clock to complete the project as quickly as possible.
“Today is the 12th day since work on the Kashmir Underpass began. The progress is visible, and we will try to open it to traffic within the next 10 days,” he said.
Naqvi said authorities had continued construction without stopping traffic or imposing major diversions, although commuters might have experienced some inconvenience. He credited coordination between the CDA and traffic police for keeping vehicles moving throughout the work.
The underpass aims to ease congestion at Kashmir Chowk for vehicles traveling from different parts of Pakistan toward Murree. Naqvi said the route beyond the junction was already clear, which would help maintain a smoother traffic flow.
He said authorities would open the underpass as soon as construction finished and that he would request Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to attend the inauguration. Naqvi also expressed hope that the project would rank among Pakistan’s fastest-completed infrastructure schemes.
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