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Communication and Works Department is a department of
Government of Punjab, Pakistan The Government of the Punjab ( ur, ), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is based in Lahore, the provincial capital. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution, in which 41 dis ...
. The Department is responsible for planning, execution, development and maintenance of all Roads and Bridges in province of Punjab.


Highways Department

Highways department is attached to Communication and Works Department. Punjab Highways Department is responsible for construction and maintenance of all the provincial roads network. The department maintains a network of over 38000 km of roads.


Road Research & Material Testing Institute

Established in 1944 Road Research and Material Testing Institute provides technical support in the shape of pavement design, testing and analysis of road construction materials, evaluation of existing pavements and providing solutions to various problems facing the field engineers of the Department.


Architecture Department

Architecture Department, an attached department of the Communication & Works Department. The department provides architectural services to various departments of the Punjab Government. It is mainly concerned with planning, designing and supervision of architectural aspects of all the Government sponsored projects.


Buildings Department

Functions of Building Department is Designing and construction of Buildings for various Government Departments and repair and maintenance of government buildings.


Building Research Station

Established in 1944 Building Research Station serves as material testing laboratory.Building Research Station , Punjab Portal
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Autonomous Bodies


Punjab Ring Road Authority

PRRA is responsible for maintenance and upkeep of
Lahore Ring Road The Lahore Ring Road () is an 85-kilometer-long (53 mi) controlled-access, orbital highway located in Lahore, Pakistan. It links to the M-2 Motorway, the M-11 Motorway, and the N5 National Highway while going around the city of Lahore. ...
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Punjab Ring Road Authority

The LRRA may change its name to Punjab Ring Road Authority to increase its scope to undertake similar interventions across the province.


See also

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Ministry of Communications A Communications Ministry or Department of Communications is a ministry or other government agency charged with communication. Communications responsibilities includes regulating telecommunications, postal services, broadcasting and print media. T ...
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Transport in Pakistan Transport in Pakistan ( ur, ) is extensive and varied, and serves a population of over 212.2 million people. In recent years, new national highways have been built, with the addition of motorways which have improved trade and logistics within th ...


References

Transport in Punjab, Pakistan Departments of Government of Punjab, Pakistan {{Pakistan-gov-stub