CDA will simultaneously commence development on five parking plazas

Islamabad: To solve the parking problems of the citizens of the federal metropolis, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to build five parking plazas concurrently, a news outlet said on February 16.

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A meeting was presided over by CDA Chairman Noorul Amin Mengal at CDA headquarters. Attendees at the conference talked about the city’s growing need for parking plazas and the city’s declining supply of parking spaces. The CDA chairman was briefed on the proposed plazas in addition to the one that is now being built in Blue Area close to Savour Foods, according to the CDA officials (whose names were withheld).

A member of the engineering department suggested during the meeting that the authority begin building at least two parking plazas to solve the parking problem. According to the news source, the CDA chairman gave the engineering wing instructions to work on five plazas rather than only two. According to the specifics, parking lots would be built in the Blue Area and Karachi Company (G-9) in the Markazias of G-9, F-10, F-8, and I-8. He gave the directive that construction on the parking plazas must begin right away.

The engineering member said that the upper floors of the parking plazas would be set aside for open-air eateries while the lower floors would be utilized for commercial reasons. According to reports, pre-qualification of companies is underway, and once it is finished, the civic agency will issue tenders.