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KP Approves 31-Kilometer Outer Ring Road Plan for Southern Peshawar

Next comes detailed design focused on NHA coordination for an interchange at the Peshawar Bus Terminal.

Overview

  • The proposed roadway spans roughly 31 kilometers as a second ring road serving southern Peshawar.
  • Officials set a preliminary cost at Rs50–60 billion and cited a tentative three-year timeline, pending financing and final approvals.
  • The project is framed to ease through‑traffic and support new commercial activity along the corridor.
  • The chief minister directed designers to add strategically located interchanges to maximize access and public convenience.
  • Authorities were told to work with the National Highway Authority on an interchange at the Peshawar Bus Terminal, and to review a possible BRT corridor.