Zero Point Interchange

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title: "Zero Point Interchange" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bridges-in-pakistan", "road-interchanges-in-pakistan", "roads-in-islamabad"] description: "Cloverleaf interchange in Islamabad, Pakistan" topic_path: "geography/pakistan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Point_Interchange" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Cloverleaf interchange in Islamabad, Pakistan ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox road junction"]

Field	Value
country	Pakistan
name	Zero Point Interchange
maint	Capital Development Authority
image	File:Islamabad Monument Zero Point.jpg
image_caption	An aerial view of Zero Point Interchange, with Pakistan Monument in the background
location	Islamabad
coord
roads	Islamabad Highway, Srinagar Highway, Khayaban-e-Suharwardy
type	Cloverleaf interchange
const	2008–2011
contractor	Maqbool Associates (Pvt.) Limited
opened
image_size	290
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|country= Pakistan |name= Zero Point Interchange |maint= Capital Development Authority |image= File:Islamabad Monument Zero Point.jpg |image_caption= An aerial view of Zero Point Interchange, with Pakistan Monument in the background |location= Islamabad |coord= |roads= Islamabad Highway, Srinagar Highway, Khayaban-e-Suharwardy |type= Cloverleaf interchange |const= 2008–2011 |contractor= Maqbool Associates (Pvt.) Limited |opened= |height= |map= |image_size=290}} Zero Point Interchange is a large cloverleaf interchange in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is located at the intersection of Islamabad Highway, Srinagar Highway, and Khayaban-e-Suharwardy. It was inaugurated in 5 July 2011, and has an estimated life of 30 years.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Highway_underpass_in_Islamabad.jpg" caption="A by-pass (now demolished) at Zero Point"] ::

In 1997, a French firm had been hired to come up with the PC-I of the project, but the Capital Development Authority had rejected it. Technical flaws and political interference led to the project being put on hold five times. The interchange was designed by ECIL, and construction work started on 11 September 2008. Mumtaz Hussain served as the project director. The project was to be completed in two phases: in the first phase, three major loops of the interchange were to be constructed, while in the second, two more loops connecting Shakarparian and Khayaban-e-Suharwardy were to be built.[[File:Kashmir Highway, Islamabad.jpg|thumb|left|Zero Point Interchange at night from [[Srinagar Highway]]]]The first deadline of the project was 31 September 2010 at a cost of Rs. 2.75 billion. This was extended to 31 December 2010 after its cost was revised. Further irregularities forced the cost to rise to Rs. 4.1 billion, but the second deadline was also missed as work on the Islamabad Highway and Srinagar Highway (then known as Kashmir Highway) was still in progress. However, the adjacent link roads had been opened since 98% of the work had been completed.

The interchange was formally inaugurated on 5 July 2011 by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousaf Raza Gillani, though construction work on a loop was still in progress. The construction of the interchange was fully completed in 2012.

References

References

1. Khan, Azam. (2011-06-22). "Zero Point Interchange: Another loophole on the winding interchange".
2. (2008-09-10). "Gilani may inaugurate ZPI project on September 11".
3. "Planning, Detailed Engineering Design and Construction Supervision of Interchange at Zero Point, Islamabad". ECIL.
4. "Zero point interchange to be formally inaugurated by PM soon. - Free Online Library".
5. (2011-01-02). "CDA misses second deadline to complete Zero Point Interchange".
6. (30 May 2011). "And now presenting: Zero Point Interchange". [[The Express Tribune]].
7. (5 July 2011). "Unprecedented development projects completed despite challenges: Gilani".
8. Raza, Syed Irfan. (14 November 2011). "Zero Point interchange near finish line". [[Dawn (newspaper).

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