Malir Expressway

Malir Expressway is currently a 39 km proposed expressway starting from KPT Interchange, cross through Qayyumabad and conclude at the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway near Kathore, along the Malir River.[1]

Route Map

Malir Expressway route map is now changed to ensure the least number of people displaced.

Typical cross-section

It will be a four-lane carriageway.[2]

Structures

The project includes three flyovers and eight underpasses.[3]

DBFOT

Design, Built, Finance, Operate & Maintain and Transfer (DBFOT) arrangement with a concession period of 28 years[4]

Southern alternative route

The expressway would serve as the Southern alternative route for carrying traffic of the port and industrial areas to main highways.[5]

Interchanges[6]
  • Korangi – Shah Faisal Colony Road
  • Shahrah-e-Faisal (N-5) near Quaidabad
  • Between 20–24 km
  • Between 25–30 km
  • Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9)

Approval

It has recently been approved and construction is expected to begin in the second week of November, 2020.[7]

See also

References
  1. "CM Murad Ali Shah to lay foundation stone of Malir Expressway next month". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  2. "CM approves Link Road for Korangi". The Nation. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. "Work to begin on Malir Expressway next month". The Express Tribune. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  4. "Malir Expressway Project - PPP Unit GoS". www.pppunitsindh.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  5. "Rs39bn contract for Karachi's Malir Expressway approved". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  6. "Is There Any Reality to the Hype of Malir Expressway?". A blog about real estate, lifestyle and tourism in Pakistan | Zameen Blog. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  7. "Is There Any Reality to the Hype of Malir Expressway?". A blog about real estate, lifestyle and tourism in Pakistan | Zameen Blog. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
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