The Punjab Development Working Party approved the third revised PC-I for the Rawalpindi Ring Road project during a meeting in Lahore on 12 October. Total costs for the project reached Rs50.4 billion, which incorporates the construction expenses for the Thalian broad-based interchange.
Construction of the 38.3-kilometre route under Group-I is finished, alongside the completion of four interchanges at GT Road Banth, Chakbeli Khan, Adiala, and Chakri. Land acquisition for the Thalian interchange under Group-III is complete, while work continues on the Intelligent Transport System and way stations.
The civil structure of the tolling booth system is finished, and the Punjab Ring Road Authority will manage the operation and maintenance of the system. Officials transferred the tolling system under Group-II from One Network Company to the Punjab Ring Road Authority while work on the booth system remains ongoing.
The administration requested Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to set a date for the official inauguration of the road. Financial figures for the project include Rs26.9 billion, Rs32.9 billion, and Rs46.4 billion across different components over a 15-year period.
