BRT Red Line, Shahrah-e-Bhutto: Sindh CM orders fast-track completion

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday conducted an extensive early-morning inspection of major infrastructure projects in Karachi, directing concerned officers to accelerate work on the Karachi Bus Rapid Transit (KBRT) Red Line corridor, Shahrah-e-Bhutto and Pahalwan Goth Road while ensuring quality and transparency in all ongoing development schemes.

During the visit, the chief minister announced that Shahrah-e-Bhutto would be opened for traffic before Eid, calling it an “Eid gift for the people of Karachi.” He also ordered that all mixed-traffic lanes along the Red Line corridor be completed within two months.

The chief minister, accompanied by Minister Local Government Nasir Shah, Minister P&D Jam Khan Shoro and Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab, began his visit by inspecting the Red Line project from Peoples Chowrangi to Safoora Chowrangi before travelling to Pahalwan Goth to review rehabilitation works on the main traffic corridor. He later visited Shahrah-e-Bhutto from the Bheem Pura flyover up to Kathore, where he reviewed progress and issued on-site directives to project teams.

“Our priority is to restore smooth traffic flow and provide safe, reliable infrastructure to the people of Karachi,” CM Murad Ali Shah said. “The Red Line and Shahrah-e-Bhutto are critical corridors for the city, and there will be no unnecessary delays or compromise on quality.”

Red Line: Secretary Transport Asad Zamin and TransKarachi CEO Zubair Channa briefed the chief minister on compliance with directives issued during his previous visit to the Red Line corridor on April 29. They told the CM that repair, patchwork and rehabilitation of mixed-traffic lanes were underway, while widening works had also begun through the adjustment of New Jersey barriers. They added that drainage improvement and water leakage rectification works at NIPA were progressing rapidly.