Lai Expressway is the 17 km long under construction alternative road to connect

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capita ...

's IJP Road with

GT Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...

. The initial cost of the project is estimated at PKR.70 billion. It will be built with the participation of

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and private institutions.

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will provide 10 billion rupees for the installation of sewage treatment plant associated with this project.

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{{Roads in Pakistan Expressways in Pakistan Transport in Islamabad Capital Territory Transport in Rawalpindi Proposed roads in Pakistan

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