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Punjab Approves Provincewide Digital Tolling and New PPP Road Works

Officials cite Rs40 billion saved through e-tendering alongside fixed schedules for upcoming road projects.

Overview

  • All 38 toll plazas will shift from paper slips to a unified One App, One System electronic model modeled on motorway e-tolling.
  • Five major road projects secured approval under public–private partnerships, with private firms tasked with maintenance and upkeep.
  • The Local Roads Programme covering 2,341 projects and 5,251 kilometers is slated to start in December 2025 with completion targeted by June 2026.
  • Officials set June 2026 completion targets for the 93-kilometer MultanVehari “dust-free” road and the Quaid-e-Azam Interchange–Wagah tourism corridor.
  • Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif ordered solar-powered streetlights on all new roads and cleared Lahore beautification works including a park mini-train near the Railway Station.