Karachi Elevated Expressway

Karachi Elevated Expressway

The Karachi Elevated Expressway is situated in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This project is underconstruction.

City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has termed the signing of agreement for the construction of 24-kilometer Elevated Expressway from "Jinnah Bridge" to "Quaidabad", at a cost of $ 225 million. The project includes construction of 24-kilometer long and 25-meter wide expressway having three lanes on each side. The elevated expressway would have six inter-changes at "Quaidabad" inter-section, "Star Gate", "HIR Road", "Shahrah-e-Quaideen", "Hotel Metropole" and "Jinnah Bridge" (Native Jetty). The expressway would be constructed in three years time.

The agreement signed between a Malaysian firm IJM Corporation Limited and City District Government Karachi on March 1 2007. This is one of the biggest projects of CDGK. After completing this project the company would collect toll tax for a period of 15 years, this expressway would serve as "Southern Bypass" and a link to Airport for Sea Port.

ee also

* City District Government Karachi
* Expressway

External links

* [http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/ City District Government Karachi - official site]
* [http://www.ijm.com/ IJM Corporation Limited - official site]
* [http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/mar2006-daily/02-03-2006/metro/k1.htm Agreement signed for 24-km elevated expressway - The News]
* [http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/10/local2.htm Elevated expressway project launched - DAWN.com]


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