ISLAMABAD: Owing to increase in estimated cost of signal free corridor, a project of Expressway, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has itself prepared the design of phase-2 and 3 of project respectively with the total cost of Rs seven billion that was estimated to complete with the total cost of approximately Rs 28 billion by private construction company. Credible sources told that CDA has changed the design of 21-kilometre long single free project and now it would complete this project with the total cost of Rs seven billion. “The quotations are invited for the signal free project from Zero point to Rawat to make it on the formula of design and bullet that was rejected due to increase in estimated cost”, sources added and maintained that Rs 570 million which were saved from the phase-one of the Expressway, the management of civic agency has decided to spend this amount on the design of Faizabad interchange and other renovation work. Sources further told that administration of civic agency has changed the design of phase-2 and 3 of Expressway project respectively due to increase in estimated cost. Prior to this, CDA has decided to make this project on the formula of design and bullet. However, due to increase in estimated cost of Rs 28 billion, this project has been rejected. CDA has itself decided to prepare this project with the total cost of Rs seven billion. Under this project, eight underpasses and three interchanges would be constructed. The phase-one of the project not only was completed within the record period of three-month and 17 days but Rs 570 million have been saved from the estimated cost. CDA would invite tenders on self-prepared design of the project in February 2016 to construct interchanges on the venues including Faizabad, Sohan, Lethrare and Koral. Meanwhile, the administration of Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sent proposals of three buildings to federal government for the office of newly elected mayor and deputy mayor. Sources told that these proposals have been sent to Federal Minister for CAAD Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry. In these proposals, present building of revenue directorate and Iqbal Hall have been proposed for the office of mayor and deputy mayor while in second proposal building of fire brigade has been proposed for this objective. In third proposal, old Naval Headquarter building located in Melody market has been proposed for the said office bearers. “The offices of mayor and deputy mayor are being decorated in convention centre on temporarily basis while later on these offices would be shifted to one of above mentioned three buildings”, sources said.