SARGODHA: The Khayyam Chowk overhead bridge was inaugurated on Saturday after completion of the extensive repair, restoration and renovation work with more than Rs880 million almost a month ahead of the stipulated period.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Dr Liaquat Ali Khan and Abdul Razaq Dhillon formally inaugurated the newly-renovated flyover.
During the inauguration, Highways Executive Engineer Malik Gulfam Awan briefed about the technical details of the project.
He said that the construction began on September 19 and was completed ahead of schedule in under 30 days. He added that the road repair and rehabilitation were extended 700 feet past the bridge toward the Dr Faisal Masood Teaching Hospital.
He said the project introduced several modern safety and aesthetic upgrades by replacing old and deteriorated expansion joints, and complete recarpeting, fresh lane markings and the installation of cat-eyes.
He said that solar lights were installed on the flyover and 76 new streetlights were also installed on both service roads under the bridge.
VEHICLE FIRE: Two people were seriously burned when a truck caught fire near Market Bridge 111 SB in Sargodha on Saturday.
Rescue 1122 shifted them to the Dr Faisal Masood Teaching Hospital in a serious condition. Officials said that they could be shifted to Faisalabad owing to their condition, while rescuers were busy controlling the fire.
CANTILEVER COLLAPSE: A young labourer died and another was seriously injured when a beam of a house collapsed in Sangrani Market area on Moazzamabad Road in the Kot Momin town of Sargodha.
As per details, the labourers were demolishing the wall of the house when its beam collapsed and they got buried under the rubble.
Faisal Nawaz, a 22-year-old labourer from Chak 20 South, died on the spot and Shoaib Akhtar, a 28-year-old labourer from Chak 11 South, was seriously injured.
ACCIDENT: Three persons were seriously injured in a collision between a mini truck and a motorcycle in Sargodha.
According to details, the injured included Muhammad Amjad (45), Muhammad Farooq (42) and Muhammad Raees (22) in the accident that occurred near Shahpur Chowk in Sahiwal Town of Sargodha.
They were shifted to the THQ Hospital, while the police reached the spot and were busy investigating.
Published in Dawn, October 18th, 2026
