CM sets March 2027 deadline for completion of Gujranwala Yellow Line

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has set March 2027 as the deadline for completion of the Gujranwala Yellow Line Mass Transit Project, directing the authorities to ensure timely completion of the Gujranwala and Faisalabad mass transit projects at all costs.

The 31.5-kilometre-long Gujranwala Yellow Line would have 25 stations, including two underground stations, besides 12 underpasses, 35 kilometres of service roads and signal-free U-turns.

Around one-third of the work on the Gujranwala Yellow Line is nearing completion, while 1,233 poles and 552 transformers have been relocated. The project will also involve laying 15,000 feet of sewerage lines, 12,000 feet of water-supply lines and 11,000 feet of gas pipelines. The 40 per cent work on a 62-kilometre-long drain for the Gujranwala Mass Transit System had been completed.

Presiding over a special meeting held to review progress on the mass transit projects, the chief minister ordered arrangements for work to be carried out in three shifts to meet the stipulated timelines. Detailed briefings were given on both projects, while progress on the Gujranwala Yellow Line and Faisalabad Mass Transit projects was also reviewed through drone footage.

The meeting was informed that the 20.3-kilometre Faisalabad Mass Transit System will include 11.1 kilometres of overhead bridges, while 1,835 trees will be replanted. The project will also include 15 kilometres of Sui Gas pipelines and 12 bus stops.

The chief minister was informed that nearly 5,000 trees have been replanted under the Gujranwala and Faisalabad mass transit projects. She directed that protection of trees must be ensured in all development projects and said that the record of tree transplantation should be maintained. “We realise the difficulties being faced by the people. Timely completion of mass transit projects is essential,” Maryam Nawaz said, adding that the timelines of the projects must not be extended under any circumstances.

She directed the authorities to complete the projects at the earliest, saying that citizens should not be subjected to further inconvenience.

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