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Naqvi inspects Kashmir underpass built in record 27 daysPakistan
Mohsin Naqvi inspected the Kashmir Chowk underpass in Islamabad and ordered its remaining work finished at the earliest, ahead of its opening to traffic.
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Federal Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi has visited the site of the Kashmir Underpass project at Kashmir Chowk in Islamabad, where he reviewed the construction work under way and inspected the progress made so far. The visit, reported on 4 November, came as the project reached its final stage, with the underpass ready to be opened to traffic.
During the visit, the minister was accompanied by Capital Development Authority Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa, the chief commissioner of Islamabad and other officials. Together, they went over the work completed at the site and looked at what still remained to be done before the underpass could be brought into regular use.
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Naqvi directed the project team to complete the remaining work at the earliest. His message was clear: with the main construction finished, no time should be lost in carrying out the final tasks so that the underpass can open without further delay. The instruction reflects the pace at which the project has been pursued from the outset, and the attention now being paid to its completion.
According to the report, the underpass was completed in a record 27 days. That short construction period is the standout feature of the project, setting it apart from infrastructure works that often take far longer to finish. The speed of the work has been presented as a key achievement, and the minister’s visit served as a final check on a project delivered within that unusually tight timeframe.
The underpass was expected to open to traffic the following day, on 5 November. For people who travel through Kashmir Chowk, the opening marks the point at which the project moves from a construction site to a working part of the city’s road network. The final inspection therefore carried real practical importance, as any outstanding work had to be identified and finished before vehicles began using the route.
Visits of this kind are a familiar part of how major city projects are completed, with senior officials reviewing progress on the ground rather than relying only on written updates. In this case, the presence of the CDA chairman and the chief commissioner alongside the minister underlined that the project involved more than one part of the city’s administration, and that its final stage was being watched at the highest level.
The minister’s direction to finish the remaining work at the earliest leaves little doubt about the priority attached to the project. With the underpass built in 27 days and its opening expected the next day, the focus now shifts from construction to completion, and from completion to the day-to-day use of a new underpass at one of Islamabad’s well-known junctions.
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