Chapter N0: 02

Introduction and Background of Project

Lahore Ring Road

The Lahore Ring Road is a strategic road of Lahore that serves as a major corridor around the city and
a gateway to the economic hub of Punjab province. This road makes a link with M-2 Motorway and the
N5 National Highway. Slow moving vehicles such as bicycles, motor cycles, animal-driven carriages
and pedestrians are not allowed on this road and road is only restricted to fast moving vehicles. 80 km
per hour is universal minimum speed limit and for heavy vehicles, maximum speed limit of 100 km per
hour and for light vehicles is 120 km per hour. Separation of Ring Road is made by raising a central
median and grade-separated junction. For the safety and prevention of unauthorized access of
pedestrians and animals, it is fenced on either side.
The estimated cost of the project with the length of 177 km and a six-lane road in 1992 when the
project was conceived was RS 177 billion. Today, ring road is a 443 km stretching road with six-lanes
that came up with the cost of 185 billion. The project was delayed because of the changes in
governments and due to the improvement in the standard of existing roads was used in project,
increased land acquisition, crossing over commercial, residential areas and improvement to junctions
shot up the total cost estimates. 25 years ago when the Lahore Ring Road project was conceived, a
few studies over this period were carried out.

The project was started by GoPb in 2006 and has a currently planned total length of about 70.4 km,
comprising three parts:

Northern Loop (40 km constructed)

Southern Loop (30.4 km to be constructed)

Western Loop (under planning with the aim of completing the circuit)

The objective of the Lahore Ring Road is to provide a signal free corridor for travelling in and around
the Lahore city, leading to:

reduction in travel time and fuel costs

connectivity to underdeveloped areas

improvement in environmental conditions

Reduction in congestion on city road networks

Northern Loop :
The already constructed Northern Loop originates from Gulshan-e-Ravi and crosses Saggian Chowk,
Niazi Chowk, Mehmood Booti, G.T. Road, Lahore Branch Canal (Harbanspura), Burki Road at
Mahfooz Shaheed Garrison, Bedian Road (DHA) up to Sui Gas Town (Package-17).

Southern Loop (Project)

The Project starts from the end point of Package-17 of Northern Loop of Ring Road having Sui Gas
Town on its right side and Bankers Town on its left and is almost 30.4 km long, divided into three (3)
sections namely SL-1 (9.35 km), SL-2 (13.0 km) and SL-3 (8.0 km). Brief description of the
alignment is given below:
I. SL-1: Starts from Sui Gas Town and ends at Ferozepur Road. The alignment passes through Kamahan
village, crosses the Hadiara drain and ends at interchange to be constructed at Gajju Mattah on
Ferozepur Road.

II. SL-2: Starts from Gajju Mattah Interchange and ends at Raiwind Road. This part of alignment passes
near Islampura, Halloki, through Fazaia Housing Society and ends at interchange to be constructed on
Raiwind Road.

III. SL-3: Starts from Raiwind Road and ends at Multan Road. The alignment passes through Bahria
Town, NFC-II and ends at interchange to be constructed on Multan Road.
Alignment of Southern Loop of Ring Road has been illustrated on the location map provided on the
following page. A Right of Way (ROW) of ninety (90) meters has been adopted in general for the
whole alignment of the project except at interchanges proposed at Ashiana-e-Quaid Housing Scheme,
Gajju Mattah (on Ferozepur Road), Kahna-Kacha Road, Halloki (over railway line), near Lake City,
Adda Plot (on Raiwind Road), near Pakistan Medical Society and Gujjarpura (on Multan Road) or in
the areas where such ROW could not be maintained due to site/design constraints. Details on the
ROW are provided in Volume IV Right of Way Folder.

Scope of Work
The basic purpose of constructing this road was to ease the traffic load within the city by proving an
alternative route to the people. By keeping the political and economic interest of many ruling parties in
view, the road was designed and redesigned with a few alterations. Construction of Overhead bridges,
pedestrian bridges, walls, subways, underpasses. Flyovers and Interchanges are also included in this
project.
The Concessionaire shall be responsible for the overall implementation of the Project, including but
not limited to the investigation, study, engineering, procurement, construction and financing of the
Project in line with the terms and conditions provided in Volume II Draft Concession
Agreement and the minimum technical standards defined in Volume III Detailed
Project Report by NESPAK.
The Concessionaire shall be responsible for constructing30.4 km of highway along with ancillary
structures including subways, interchanges, toll plazas with intelligent electronic toll collection
system, bridges and underpasses, as more particularly specified in Volume II Draft
Concession Agreement and Volume III Detailed Project Report. Service roads
will be constructed at interchanges and in limited areas within the ROW of approximately 5 km
length. An Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) shall also be implemented for the entire Lahore
Ring Road, including the Northern Loop, as part of the Project.
Salient features of the project are provided in Schedule D of Volume II - Draft
Concession Agreement.

Public Private Partnership Arrangement

The relationship between LRRA and the Concessionaire shall be governed by a formal agreement
(Concession Agreement) entered into between the two parties, which will detail the
contributions and responsibilities of LRRA and the Concessionaire, establish the economic
relationship inherent in the transaction and set out all other terms and conditions necessary to define
the relationship between the two parties. The Concession Agreement shall be substantially based on
the attached Volume II Draft Concession Agreement and no terms and conditions
stated therein may be modified post bidding.
Concession
Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Concession Agreement,
LRRA shall grant to the Concessionaire the right to investigate, study, design, engineer, procure,
construct, finance and transfer the Project and to exercise and/or enjoy the rights, powers, privileges,
authorizations and entitlements as set forth in the Agreement (collectively the Concession).
Only the development rights to the Project Site for the period of construction, specifically two (2)
years from the date of execution of the Concession Agreement (the Concession Period),
unless such Concession Period is extended pursuant to this Agreement, during which the
Concessionaire is authorized to implement the Project in accordance with the provisions of the
Concession Agreement,shall form a part of the Concession given to the Concessionaire.The
Concessionaire shall have no rights over the tolls collected on the Project, nor any potential revenue
streams arising from the Project including but not limited to development of adjacent land or
advertisements through billboards, streamers and such.
The Concessionaire shall be responsible for all costs, direct or indirect, arising out of the Project for
its successful implementation. However, in case of default of the Concessionaire, all rights and
obligations of the Concessionaire may be assigned to the lenders of the Project subject to the
provisions of the Concession Agreement.
The Concessionaire may undertake the Project as a Special Purpose Company (SPC) incorporated
under the laws of Pakistan as a corporate entity, provided that such company shareholding is the same
as indicated in the Bid.

Project Site
Subject to the terms of the Concession Agreement, GoPb will provide land free from encumbrance to
the Concessionaire for the implementation of the Project during the Concession and shall be
responsible for carrying out all the functions necessary for the timely acquisition of the ROW for
implementing the Project.
Such actions shall include, but not be limited to, the purchase of land, clearance of encroachments,
and managing administrative and legal matters arising from the aforesaid acquisition. LRRA shall also
be responsible for all issues and financial costs related to encroachments and compensation and/or
relocation of population adversely affected by the Project, and relocation of existing services such as
transmission lines, gas pipelines, telephone cables etc. In this regard, LRRA shall seek requisite
consents, approvals and permissions relating to all sorts of relocation activities and processes.
The Concessionaire shall have no rights over the Project Site other than for development purpose. As
such, the Concessionaire may not use the Project Site as collateral for raising debt for the Project, or
otherwise, and under no circumstances shall recourse be allowed to the Project Site, which shall at all
times remain a GoPb asset.

Project Features

Total Length 70.4 km

The Project comprises of construction of Southern Loop and maintenance/operations/tolling
of complete Lahore Ring Road (Northern & Southern Loops)
Six interchanges
17 underpasses
Vehicular and Pedestrian underpasses on need basis
 Southern Loop starts from Sui Gas Town and ends at Gulshan-e-Ravi (Pk-5) passing through
Lahore Islamabad Motorway (M-2) near Babu Sabu crossing Ferozepur Road at Gajju-Matta,
Raiwind Road at Adda Plot and Multan Road at Maraka near Berger Paint Factory
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