Karachi: A number of roads closed for development work are set to reopen early next year following the completion of their rehabilitation work; conducted to ease traffic flow across the city – a news source reported.
MA Jinnah Road was closed from Capri Cinema to Numaish Chowrangi for the construction of Green Line Bus Rapid Transit. The road from Numaish to the Nawa-i-Waqt Chowrangi and Breton Road from Numaish Chowrangi to Sharae Quaideen are also closed for the same project.
The construction work was started on Numaish Chowrangi in October 2018. Similarly the dual track on MA Jinnah Road from Capri Cinema to Numaish Chowrangi and the Nawa-i-Waqt office has been closed for more than a year.
The work was expected to be completed in about six months, but was delayed for various reasons.
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Now, the Sindh Infrastructure Development Company Limited (SIDCL) has announced its decision to reopen the dual track road from Numaish Chowrangi to the Nawa-i-Waqt this month.
Similarly, the road from Numaish to Sharae Quaideen in front of the Quaid’s Mausoleum and Bagh-e-Jinnah will also be opened this month.
All these developments are expected to significantly improve the traffic flow in the area.