KARACHI: The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) will start building bunds or dams along the banks of the Malir River for the Malir Expressway that will ease heavy downtown traffic.
The expressway has been approved and funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which completed the initial study that was started on March 14, 2008. The project would have a timeframe of 24 months from the launch next month. The project is part of the ADB-funded Karachi Mega City Sustainable Development Programme (KMCSDP).
KMCSDP project officer Roshan Ali Sheikh told Daily Times that the expressway is being built to relieve the burden on Shahra-e-Faisal, provide direct access to Korangi Industrial area, the Export Processing Zone, DHA, Clifton and Karachi Port Trust for traffic from the National Highway, Pakistan Steel Mills, Port Qasim and southern inter-connection roads. The expressway would link up with 8,000 other roads as well.
The construction of the bunds on the banks of the Malir River would start from Baloch Colony through Shaheed-e-Millat Expressway, transferring along the existing left and right banks of the river and terminating at the National Highway at Malir Bridge.KMCSDP deputy project coordinator G Mohiuddin Asim told Daily Times that the study was carried out by Techno Consultant International (TCI), which would be shortly starting on a comprehensive survey of the banks to explore the most feasible alignment so that the least number of people have to move.
They are also going to look at the removal of land encroachments, land acquisitions, bridges and flyovers. The survey would also deal with matters such as the determination of land ownership around the expressway to decide whether land acquisition or resettlement would be required. The TCI would undertake an economic and financial analysis to include the possibilities of private sector involvement in the project, added Asim.
The expressway would connect Shah Faisal Colony and its adjoining areas with the city centre and southern parts. It would help reduce the volume on Shahra-e-Faisal, reduce distance, travel time and fuel cost as well.
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