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Ninth Avenue (Islamabad)

Coordinates: 33°24′N 73°18′E / 33.40°N 73.3°E / 33.40; 73.3
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33°24′N 73°18′E / 33.40°N 73.3°E / 33.40; 73.3

Ninth Avenue
Agha Shahi Avenue
Faiz Ahmed Faiz Metrobus Station at Ninth Avenue
Native name
  • نائنتھ ایونیو (Urdu)
  • آغا شاہی ایونیو (Urdu)
Maintained byCapital Development Authority
Length8 km (5.0 mi)[1]
North endKhayaban-e-Iqbal
Major
junctions
Peshawar Morr Interchange
South endIJP Road
Construction
Inauguration28 February 2008; 16 years ago (2008-02-28)

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

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