Ninth_Avenue_(Islamabad)

Ninth Avenue (Islamabad)

Ninth Avenue (Islamabad)

Road in Islamabad, Pakistan

33.40°N 73.3°E / 33.40; 73.3

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Ninth Avenue also known as Agha Shahi Avenue, named after Pakistani statesman Agha Shahi,[2][3] is a partially signal free road located in Islamabad. It was inaugurated by the then CDA chairman Kamran Lashari on 25 February 2008.[4][5]

Ninth Avenue at night

It starts from the intersection on Khayaban-e-Iqbal (Margalla Road) near Fatima Jinnah Park and ends at the intersection on IJP Road connecting Rawalpindi and Islamabad.[6] It is stretched between sectors F-8, G-8, H-8, I-8 and F-9, G-9, H-9, I-9. Ninth Avenue was built at a cost of PKR 1,686.373 million.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Billions wasted on faulty road projects". Weekly Pulse. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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    Rahmat, Kamran (2008-05-03). "What's in a name? A road to fame!". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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    Shafi, Kamran (2008-04-01). "Why, pray, Agha Shahi Avenue?". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
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    "First signal-free road linking twin cities opened". The News. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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    Mussadaq, Maha (2010-04-18). "Oh dear! — a pretty sight may be but not comfortable living". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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    "'Confusing road signs' on Ninth Avenue irk motorists". The News. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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