CM Maryam Approves Design for Gujranwala Mass Transit System
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved the design of the Gujranwala Mass Transit System, marking a formal milestone in the provincial government's urban transport expansion programme. The approval clears the way for procurement and construction phases to proceed for one of Punjab's most populous industrial cities.
Gujranwala, home to several million residents and a significant concentration of light manufacturing industries, has long been identified as critically underserved by formal public transport infrastructure. The mass transit project is intended to reduce reliance on informal transport, ease road congestion, and support the city's economic productivity.
The design approval follows a technical review process and consultations with urban planning and engineering teams. Officials indicated that the project scope, corridor alignments, and station configurations have been finalised, though a full construction timeline and cost breakdown were not publicly disclosed.
The Gujranwala initiative is part of a wider Punjab urban mobility programme that has already seen mass transit investments in Lahore. The government has positioned the expansion of such systems to secondary cities as a priority under its provincial development agenda.
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