Communication and Works

This Department is responsible for planning, execution, development and maintenance of all
Provincial Roads and Bridges through Annual Development Programme, Sugar Cane Cess and
Foreign assistance.

To serve the wider public, in line with the policy of the Government of Punjab, by designing,
constructing and maintaining roads, bridges and buildings, using our experience of over 150
years, in the most fair, just and equitable manner to ensure optimal development for all people
living in the province.

Departmental Functions

Management of Technical and Financial Affairs related to all scheme undertaken by various
attached department of C& W Department

Control of Administrative matters including organizational affairs, logistics and human resource
management.

Attached Departments

Highways Department (North & South Regions)

Architecture Department

District Support and Monitoring Department

Request for Proposal

RFP for Dualization of Sheikhupura - Gujranwala road (43 Km) on Pubic Private Partnership

Construction of Lahore Ring Road (Southern Loop) on Public Private Partnership

DUALIZATION OF DINA – MANGLA ROAD (FROM DINA BYPASS N5 TO MANGLA I/C

BRIDGE) ,LENGTH 12.83-KM

Sheikhupura - Gujranwala Bid Results

Communication & Works Department intends to establish Project Implementation Unit (PIU)
under Asian Development Bank funded “Flood Emergency Reconstruction & Resilience Project
(FERRP)”.
 History
With the establishment of Local Government in Indian Sub-continent, a Military Board was
created under Mr. Robert Napier in the year 1849 to execute all the public works in the territories
of Punjab, the North-Western Frontier Province and the adjoining areas. In 1854 all Civil,
Military and Public Engineering Works were placed under one department with Lord Robert
Napier as it's first Chief Engineer. A separate directorate of canals was also created. Later on,
Public Works Departments were established in all the provinces and were placed under one
central control. Keeping in view the increase in public works demand, the following three
branches were established in 1866:

Military Works Branch

Civil Works Branch i/c Irrigation etc.

Railways Branch

A modification to the administrative arrangements was made in 1869 and a separate Buildings
and Roads (B & R) branch was created. In the B & R branch the post of consulting Architect was
created in January 1914.

The activities of the PWD continued to increase and various canals Circles, Public Health
Circles, sanitation and Water Supply Divisions and Circles were created keeping in view the
demand and necessity of Civil Works.

On independence the B & R was placed under the control of one Chief Engineer and Secretary to
Government to deal with all the matters connected with communications, buildings of all kinds,
sanitation, water works and electrification of government buildings.

This system was changed in May 1962, when administrative reorganization of all the
government departments took place. The century old system of a technical secretary interrupted
in 1955 was now revived and the Communications & Works Department of the Government of
West Pakistan came into being, with attached departments of B &R and Town Planning placed
under it's administrative control.

The Post of Provincial Chief Engineer, B & R was abolished and replaced by five Chief
Engineers with full technical powers , each in-charge of the respective region.

The following B & R organizations also functioned under the direct administrative control of the
Communications & Works Department:

Bridge Directorate
This was headed by a Director of the rank of Superintending Engineer and acts as a consultant
for all bridge design and construction works of the B&R department.

Building Research Station

This was set up in May 1961 and is also headed by an officer of the rank of Superintending
Engineer. Building materials testing work and original research on buildings problems carried
out by the Building Research Station.

Road Research Laboratory

This Laboratory is under the charge of a Director of the rank of Superintending Engineer and is
engaged in investigation of and original research on road problems.

These days CWD is headed by a Secretary. The CWD comprises of three departments namely,
Buildings, Highways and Architect Departments besides the three afore-said organizations.

The Buildings and Highways departments are further subdivided geographically into two zones.
Each zone is headed by a Chief Engineer. Architect Department is also headed by a Chief
Architect. Mr. Mian Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad is the present Secretary of C&W Department.