Seventh Avenue, also known as the Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Avenue,[2] is a signal free road located in Islamabad. It starts from the intersection on Khayaban-e-Iqbal (Margalla Road) near Islamabad Zoo, and ends at the intersection on Srinagar Highway.
| Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Avenue احمد ندیم قاسمی ایونیو | |
 | |
| Namesake | Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Capital Development Authority |
| Length | 4 km (2.5 mi)[1] |
| Location | Islamabad |
| Postal code | 44000 |
| Nearest Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus station | 7th Avenue |
| North end | Islamabad Zoo |
| South end | Srinagar Highway |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 2006 |
Seventh Avenue was built at a cost of about PKR 70 million.[1] Recently, local traffic police decided to install speed cameras on the road to check over speeding motorists.[3]
On 25 February 2017, the Capital Development Authority decided to rename the road after the late writer Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi.[2]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Billions wasted on faulty road projects". Weekly Pulse. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ a b "CDA renames 9th Avenue as Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Avenue | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "ITP gets gadgets to check over-speeding". Daily Times. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.