Karachi: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab inaugurated the newly constructed dual carriageway connecting Mehr-un-Nisa Hospital Road to Nasir Jump and Ibrahim Hyderi Creek Road in District Korangi, linking the districts of Korangi and Malir.
Addressing the ceremony, Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that the newly constructed road from Mehr-un-Nisa Hospital Road to Nasir Jump and Ibrahim Hyderi Creek Road would make travel easier, safer and faster for citizens.
He said the project would not only provide modern transport facilities but also play a vital role in the overall development of the area.
The Mayor said the project had been completed at a cost of Rs 265. 259 million, under which a 1, 700-metre-long and 9. 3-metre-wide modern road had been constructed.
He said that, in addition to road construction, public convenience had been given priority through the installation of a 36-inch RCC storm-water drainage line for rainwater disposal and an 18-inch RCC sewerage pipeline to improve the sewerage system and effectively address drainage issues during the monsoon.
Barrister Murtaza Wahab added that 1. 5-metre-wide footpaths and kerb blocks had been constructed on both sides of the road, while 53 modern electric poles and streetlights had been installed to ensure safe travel during night-time.
The Mayor announced that the new dual carriageway from Nasir Jump to Ibrahim Hyderi had now been opened to the public, significantly strengthening connectivity between Korangi and Malir districts and providing improved transport facilities to hundreds of thousands of residents.
He said the alternative road near Mehr-un-Nisa Hospital Road and 16, 000 Road would reduce traffic congestion while providing easier access to the SIUT Hospital, industrial areas and nearby residential communities.
He said the completion of the Mehr-un-Nisa Hospital Road to Nasir Jump and Ibrahim Hyderi Road project fulfilled a promise made to the people and represented another important example of modern urban infrastructure development in Karachi.
The Mayor announced that KMC would soon issue tenders for additional development projects worth Rs. 13. 5 billion, while work on another Rs. 1 billion worth of development schemes would also commence shortly.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Deputy Mayor Karachi Salman Abdullah Murad, MNA Syed Agha Saifullah, MPA Mehmood Alam Jamot, Pakistan Peoples Party Karachi General Secretary Rauf Naghori, Vice Chairman Jan Alam Jamot, members of the City Council and senior officials of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).