Our Correspondent
Karachi
Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Zubair Motiwala, while appreciating ECC’s endorsement to Rs739 billion Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP), stressed that although KTP covers some desperately needed projects for Karachi but the extension of Lyari Expressway and Northern Bypass must also be included in KTP which would help in effectively dealing with the frequent traffic congestion issue being suffered by Karachi.
“The Lyari Expressway and the Northern Bypass have to be extended in such a manner that both these projects start from within the port premises and exit to a faraway location at the highways”, he added.
In a statement issued, Zubair Motiwala pointed out that the Lyari Expressway, which is currently incapable of bearing the burden of heavy traffic, has to be reinforced and made strong enough so that the heavy vehicles are able to utilize this essential artery round-the-clock.
“The Lyari Expressway, which is around three kilometers away from Karachi Port and the Northern Bypass which is also too far from the port, cause severe traffic jams at the Mauripur Road and several other roads.
