Peshawar – A high-level meeting to review the proposed Outer Ring Road project for the southern parts of Peshawar was held at the Chief Minister’s House, Peshawar, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi.
Senior officials from the relevant departments briefed the meeting in detail on various aspects of the proposed project, including the tentative alignment, estimated cost, and implementation timeline. The meeting was informed that the proposed second ring road for the southern areas of Peshawar will span approximately 31km, covering key southern localities of the city.
According to the preliminary assessment presented during the briefing, the estimated cost of the project is expected to range between Rs50 to Rs60 billion, while the tentative timeline for completion is approximately three years, subject to final approval and resource mobilization.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sohail Afridi emphasized that the proposed Outer Ring Road will play a vital role in reducing the growing traffic congestion in Peshawar, while also facilitating greater commercial and economic activity in the surrounding areas. He directed the concerned authorities to incorporate appropriate and strategically located interchanges in the project design to maximize accessibility and ensure greater public convenience.
The Chief Minister instructed that the planning and design of the project should be undertaken with a forward looking approach, taking into account future traffic flows, urban expansion, and the long term mobility needs of the city, so that the infrastructure remains effective and sustainable for decades to come. He also directed the relevant authorities to engage with the National Highway Authority (NHA) to pursue the development of an interchange at the Peshawar Bus Terminal, which would enable intercity traffic to access the route directly without entering the urban core. Such an arrangement, he noted, would significantly reduce traffic pressure within the city.
The meeting further directed the concerned departments to conduct a detailed feasibility assessment regarding the inclusion of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) track along the proposed Outer Ring Road, with the objective of integrating modern and efficient public transport options into the city’s long term mobility framework.
