Seventh Avenue (Islamabad)

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.

Seventh Avenue
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Avenue
احمد ندیم قاسمی ایونیو
NamesakeAhmed Nadeem Qasmi
Maintained byCapital Development Authority
Length4 km (2.5 mi)[1]
LocationIslamabad
Postal code44000
Nearest Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus station7th Avenue
North endIslamabad Zoo
South endSrinagar Highway
Construction
Inauguration2006; 18 years ago (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]

View of Seventh Avenue from Daman-e-Koh (Northern end)
View of Seventh Avenue from Daman-e-Koh (Northern end) at night

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Billions wasted on faulty road projects". Weekly Pulse. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "CDA renames 9th Avenue as Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Avenue | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  3. ^ "ITP gets gadgets to check over-speeding". Daily Times. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
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