33°24′N 73°18′E / 33.40°N 73.3°E / 33.40; 73.3
| Agha Shahi Avenue | |
 Faiz Ahmed Faiz Metrobus Station at Ninth Avenue | |
| Native name | |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Capital Development Authority |
| Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| North end | Khayaban-e-Iqbal |
| Major junctions | Peshawar Morr Interchange |
| South end | IJP Road |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 28 February 2008; 16 years ago (2008-02-28) |
Ninth Avenue also known as Agha Shahi Avenue, named after Pakistani statesman Agha Shahi, is a partially signal free road located in Islamabad. It was inaugurated by the then CDA chairman Kamran Lashari on 25 February 2008.
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. 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Billions wasted on faulty road projects". Weekly Pulse. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- Rahmat, Kamran (2008-05-03). "What's in a name? A road to fame!". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- Shafi, Kamran (2008-04-01). "Why, pray, Agha Shahi Avenue?". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- "First signal-free road linking twin cities opened". The News. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- Mussadaq, Maha (2010-04-18). "Oh dear! — a pretty sight may be but not comfortable living". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- "'Confusing road signs' on Ninth Avenue irk motorists". The News. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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