Karachi (HRNW) The Sindh government has decided to construct a Korangi Link Road as an alternate to Karachi’s existing Korangi causeway, which will be closed down.
“We have decided to end the Korangi causeway as it floods,” said Sindh Local Government Special Secretary (Technical) Najeeb Ahmed.
They have proposed an overhead bridge and an expressway over the Malir River as an alternate to the Korangi causeway. This bridge will connect Korangi to other areas such as Qayyumabad, Defence and adjacent areas. This is why it is being called the Korangi Link Road.
The government is proposing an expressway along the left bank of the Malir River up to PAF Airmen Golf Club.
The length of the Korangi Link Road is 11.5km and will take an estimated Rs8.8 billion. It is a network of an expressway and a flyover and it will take about two years to build.
The special secretary said the project will be constructed parallel to Korangi’s Jam Sadiq Bridge. A 1.3km bridge will be built from Imtiaz Super Store, Qayyumabad to Brookes Chowrangi.
Ahmed confirmed that the National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) has completed an environmental impact assessment which will be sent to the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) for approval.
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