Overview
- The T-Chowk flyover at the GT Road–Expressway junction opens a continuous corridor from Faisal Mosque to GT Road to ease the long-standing choke point between Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
- Authorities estimate the upgrade will speed daily travel for roughly 100,000 commuters by removing traffic signals at the intersection.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi outlined follow-ons that include new service roads and rehabilitation of existing lanes to better manage local traffic on the corridor.
- Naqvi said the nearby Shaheen Chowk underpass is nearing completion, with further schemes to be packaged under the Vision 2027 city program to be announced in early January.
- Daily Times reported the budget reflected a 15% scope-related increase, and officials highlighted landscaping with about 3,000 new plants around the project.