Sindh Governor, Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad has stressed to complete works of Lyari Expressway and to bring it under use for providing traffic facilities at the earliest.
Chairing a high level meeting at Governor House here on Tuesday, the Ibad directed the concerned authorities that there should be no disruption in the provision of Right of Way, availability of funds and resettlement of affected people.
The Project Director briefed the Governor about the progress of work and informed that despite heavy rains, the problems which used to be faced in the wake of rains did not occur in Lyari river and as a result of this project, the city and people remained safe from flood dangers.
Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad issued directive to City Government for further speeding up the process in providing the right of way.
He directed that South Bound must be got evacuated by September 15 for construction of this Expressway.
He was informed that 76 percent of right of way had been made available so far while 90 percent evacuation of South Bound completed.
Project Director Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project, Shafiqur Rehman Paracha informed that 21,659 out of 24,800 families in the project have been shifted.
The meeting was told that graves coming in the way of project, are being shifted to newly developed graveyard near Super Highway. The graveyard has been well planned along with provision of water, electricity and sanitation facilities.
It was stated that Lyari Expressway project will be completed at a cost of Rs 7.84 billion within one year after complete right of way is made available.
The 2-way Lyari Expressway from Sohrab Goth to Mauripur bridge is 16.5 km long which will have 6 meter wide service road.
The expressway will have inter-changes at four points while there will be Toll Plazas at four places besides having 8+8 over-passes, three other bridges and 24 pedestrian underpasses. The meeting was informed that 60 percent physical progress on the project, which was started on May 11, 2002, has been achieved.
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