Two Corridors Red Line Bus Project Likely To Start In Karachi This Month
While Karachi has been waiting for the launch of the Green Line bus service for the past five years, the authorities have announced the start of construction of the red line from Malir Halt to the exhibition this month.
A statement issued by the Commissioner's Karachi office after a meeting
to review the transport project said that arrangements for the launch of the Rs
7 billion project have been finalized.
The statement said in the meeting, chaired by Commissioner Karachi
Naveed Ahmed Sheikh, reviewed arrangements for starting construction work on
the BRT Red Line Corridor project from Malir Halt to the exhibition.
Secretary Transport Shariq Ahmed briefed the meeting about the details
of the project.
He said that ECNEC has approved the BRT red line project consisting of
two corridors and for this, more than Rs. 7 billion has been allocated for the
construction work including the 27 km long corridor from Malir Halt to the
exhibition and the second corridor from the exhibition to the tower.
The meeting was also attended by Deputy Commissioners of East, South
and Malir, Chief Executive Officer of Trans-Karachi and senior officials of
Mass Transit Authority, Traffic Police, Civil Aviation, KMC, DMC and Karachi
Water and Sewerage Board.
The statement said "The meeting was informed that construction
work on Corridor One from Malir Halt to Exhibition is expected to begin this
month for which arrangements have been finalized".
The meeting was also informed that 16 stations would be set up on this
line between Malir Halt, Model Colony, Safora Goth, King Cottages, Met Office,
NED University, Safari Park, Napa, Urdu University, Baitul Mukarram. The
mosque, civic center, Askari Park, Dawood University and the society office
will be at.
