Kalma Chowk Flyover

This article is about an overpass. For a square, see Kalma Chowk.
Kalma Chowk Flyover
Location
Kalma Chowk, Lahore, Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°30′15″N 74°19′53″E / 31.50417°N 74.33139°E / 31.50417; 74.33139Coordinates: 31°30′15″N 74°19′53″E / 31.50417°N 74.33139°E / 31.50417; 74.33139
Roads at
junction:		 Ferozpur Road
Main Boulevard Gulberg
Barket Market Road
Construction
Type: Flyover
Lanes: 3 x 3
Constructed: by NLC and Habib Construction Services
Opened: 14 August 2011 (on Independence Day)

Kalma Chowk Flyover is a flyover and a road bridge passing over the main square of Lahore. It is passing through the Kalma Chowk. This flyover was made due to the heavy traffic on the Ferozepur Road.

The project was started by the Punjab government on March 5, 2011 and completed in a record period, in 135 days. Project's cost was Rs. 2 billion. Chief Minister of the Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated it on August 14, 2011 (on Independence Day).

View of Kalma Chowk, flyiover and high-rises

Underpass

Kalma Chowk Underpass is a road underpass on the Main Boulevard of Gulberg and Garden Town. It is constructed after the completion of flyover.

Construction details

Type Description
Construction Cost Rs. 1 Billion
Length 2 Flyovers 575 Meters each
Construction Period Record period of construction in just 135 days
Owner Communication and Works Department Govt. of Punjab,[1] LahorePunjab
Consultant Nespak[2]
Contractor NLC and Habib Construction Services[3]

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