The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has started work on plans to construct a flyover at Nishtar Road and Garden Chowrangi at an estimated cost of Rs. 1 billion, Mayor Murtaza Wahab said Wednesday.
The proposed flyover will connect the Lyari Expressway with Garden Road and Nishtar Road. The project aims to ease congestion at the busy intersection and improve access to the Old City and major commercial areas.
Wahab announced the project while chairing a meeting of the KMC Engineering Department at the municipal headquarters. He directed the relevant departments to complete the technical and administrative requirements and speed up the tendering process. He said the KMC should start construction as soon as possible.
KMC Municipal Commissioner Abrar Jaffer told the meeting that the project has a target completion period of one year. He said the final timeline will depend on the contract awarded to the successful bidder.
The flyover will improve traffic flow between Garden, Nishtar Road, Saddar, the Old City and nearby commercial and residential areas.
The project will also reduce pressure on existing roads that thousands of commuters and traders use every day. Wahab said the flyover forms part of the KMC’s broader plan to improve Karachi’s traffic infrastructure and connectivity.
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