PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HIGHWAYS

Division Kotli AJ&K

Feasibility Report

on

Kotli Ring Road Project

(Estimated Cost. 800.000 Million)

General Summary:
The city of Kotli AJ&K, with a population of nearly 0.2 million, is expected to grow at a

rate of 1.5% per year. At this growth rate, Kotli’s population is expected to double every 20

years, putting immense pressure on infrastructure and services. Such a rapid increase in the city’s

population will require large investments in the communication infrastructure. A well-

functioning and extensive road network is an essential requirement for any major city. A city that

is lacking in a proper transport infrastructure subtracts greatly from its residents’ quality of life.

Frequent traffic jams, hours lost driving and a lack of connectivity to other areas of the city add

to citizens’ frustrations and worries. Thus, to prevent such issues, it is essential that the city be

provided with an extensive communication infrastructure. The construction of Kotli Ring Road

will serve as the main route around the city. The road will be approximately 25 km long with 33

feet formation width and 24 feet carriage way. The project will originate near the Rehman Bridge

and end at Aghar Jamalpur locality encompassing the whole Kotli city. The total construction

cost of the project over 2 years (with escalation and land acquisition) is estimated to be

Rs. 800.000 million.

About Project:
The Ring Road Project will be a 2-lane road with PCC hard shoulders and drains, which

shall connect all the existing major, main and link roads network in the Kotli city. Average

annual daily traffic (AADT) is expected to be 1200, out of which 800 will be LTVs’. In order to

make the feasibility robust, only 75% of this traffic count has been assumed (adjustment for

seasonal variation). All analysis has been done on relative basis.

Transport Infrastructure in Kotli City:
The city of Kotli is the District Headquarter District Kotli which is of one of the largest

District in Azad Jammu & Kashmir. There are two major roads passing through Kotli City. (i)

Pindi Road (ii) Kotli Bypass Road. Apart from these two major roads various unplanned link

roads provides poor road network to the Kotli City. All the main traffic load is beared by these

two major roads. At peak hours traffic jam is a common issue in Kotli. The Kotli Ring Road will

provide access to traffic and will disperse the traffic volume from existing major and link roads.

Project Overview:
(i) Project Alignment:
This project envisages construction of Ring Road around the Kotli city, starting from

Rehman Bridge to Aghar Jamalpur. The alignment has been shown on the Google Map.

(ii) Localities Served:

The project will service a number of heavily populated areas. The following is a list of

localities and areas that will benefit in terms of reduced travel time from the construction of

the Kotli Ring Road Project:

a) University of Kotli Uok b) KDA Housing Scheme

c) Roli d) Kangar

e) Dhamole f) Mandyari

g) Plahtar h) Sarda

i) Dhangrote j) Chawni

k) Thalair l) Mandi

m) Jail Area n) Aghar Jamalpur

 (iii) Project Breakup Cost

Sr# Description Cost in PKR

(Million)
1 Civil Work Cost 595.000

2 Land Acquisition Cost 150.000

3 Escalation and others 55.000

Total Estimated Cost Rs. 800.000

Objectives and Scope of Study:

The objective of this feasibility study is to assess the financial viability of constructing

the Ring Road Project. The study has been designed and constructed with the specific aim of

demonstrating that this project is viable and of utmost requirement.

Executive Engineer PWD

Highways Division Kotli.