{"id":34709,"date":"2017-12-03T22:36:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T17:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=34709"},"modified":"2017-12-03T22:41:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T17:41:25","slug":"cm-shabaz-inaugurates-countries-longest-passageway-beijing-bridge-in-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=34709","title":{"rendered":"CM Shabaz inaugurates countries longest passageway \u2018Beijing Bridge\u2019 in Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LAHORE, Dec 03 (TNS):<\/strong> Another step towards alleviating traffic woes and provide adequate and latest mode of transportation to the people of urban areas of province, Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday inaugurated the countries longest passageway on the Canal Road.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VHnUW-omth8\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Previously known as Chubacha Underpass and renamed as Beijing Bridge now to commemorate the contribution of China in Pakistan\u2019s development projects,<\/p>\n<p>The 1.3 km-long mega project, linking Dharampura to Mughalpura, via Mall Road to Harbanspura Road and coming to completion in just 125 days at the cost of Rs. 6.3 billion will provide smooth commuting to millions of people on daily basis.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34715\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512297731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1458\" height=\"1359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512297731.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512297731-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512297731-768x716.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512297731-1024x954.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512297731-696x649.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512297731-1068x995.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512297731-451x420.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1458px) 100vw, 1458px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CM Punjab after inaugurating the mega project with deserved pride also spoke to media and said that with completion of the project the Canal Road from Thokar Niaz Baig to Harnbanspura has become signal free.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34716\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Capture24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"888\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Capture24.png 888w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Capture24-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Capture24-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Capture24-696x463.png 696w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Capture24-631x420.png 631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He said the biggest project of its kind is a great masterpiece of transparency, quality and architecture that will ensure traffic flow and the precious time of millions of citizens saved.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34719\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/xBeijing_underpass.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.BHleLrQVjA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/xBeijing_underpass.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.BHleLrQVjA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/xBeijing_underpass.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.BHleLrQVjA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/xBeijing_underpass.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.BHleLrQVjA-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/xBeijing_underpass.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.BHleLrQVjA-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/xBeijing_underpass.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.BHleLrQVjA-629x420.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019Modern and standard infrastructure causes to accelerate economic growth\u201d said Shahbaz Sharif and added that his Govt, by spending billions has improved the infrastructure across the province with a whole net of roads, underpasses and flyovers etc.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34713\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/417185_49970228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/417185_49970228.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/417185_49970228-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/417185_49970228-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/417185_49970228-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/417185_49970228-632x420.jpg 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the Infrastructure projects are based on transparency and quality\u201d. He added<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the picture of pagoda style traditional Chinese building has also been drawn on the underpass walls through tile work to demonstrate Chinese architectural elements.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, CM Punjab addressed a session through video link. In the session, he spoke regarding the progress of the provincial development projects, including Speedo buses.<\/p>\n<p>He said that after Multan and Lahore, the Speedo bus service will be inaugurated in Lodhran and Bahawalpur.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-34718\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/underpass-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/underpass-S.jpg 556w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/underpass-S-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The CM Punjab said that it was the government\u2019s priority to provide the people of the province adequate and latest mode of transportation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE, Dec 03 (TNS): Another step towards alleviating traffic woes and provide adequate and latest mode of transportation to the people of urban areas of province, Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday inaugurated the countries longest passageway on the Canal Road. Previously known as Chubacha Underpass and renamed as Beijing Bridge now to commemorate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,23],"tags":[157,589],"class_list":["post-34709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lahore","category-national","tag-lahore","tag-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34709"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34720,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34709\/revisions\/34720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}