Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon announced that efforts are underway to make University Road in Karachi "100 per cent motorable" by September 15. The statement was made during a media interaction at the site of the under-construction Bus Rapid Transit project.
Sharjeel has announced that the University Road mixed lane will open shortly, with the government accelerating the construction of the Red Line BRT to alleviate the city's traffic congestion.
The Sindh cabinet has set a 90-day deadline for the completion of the Karachi University Road Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project and approved off-budget funding for the Frontier Works Organization (FWO).
The Sindh High Court has ordered the government to restore University Road within two months, ruling that the sealing of the BRT Red Line contractor's machinery was illegal.
The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has resumed construction on the Red Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Karachi. Work has restarted specifically on University Road, as confirmed by Mayor Murtaza Wahab.
The BRT Red Line project in Sindh, Pakistan, is picking up momentum, with the provincial government setting a September 15 target for making University Road fully motorable.
The Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University announced that the internal roads project, funded by Kaduna State, has exceeded expectations and is the largest infrastructure intervention in 40 years.
The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has taken over the construction of University Road, a critical part of Karachi's long-delayed Red Line mass transit project, on an 'emergency' basis to meet a 90-day deadline.
Five years into construction, Karachi's busiest artery, University Road, remains riddled with potholes and bottlenecks, while the Red Line project continues to roll on.
University Road has experienced another pipeline rupture, causing disruptions to daily life. This repeated damage to water mains is attributed to ongoing BRT and K-IV augmentation works in the area.
The Sindh High Court directed the provincial government to make University Road fully functional within two months and to complete the much-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has announced the reconstruction of Karachi's University Road within 90 days, apologizing for hardships caused by delays in the ADB-funded Red Line project along the key arterial link.