Stalled Liyari Expressway Project To Be Completed By August; Senate

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th May, 2017 ) : Senate Standing Committee on Communications was informed on Friday that stalled Liyari Expressway project Karachi would be completed by August and its inauguration would be done on August 14.

Chairman National Highway Authority Shahid Ashraf Tarar told the meeting chaired by Senator Daud Achakzai that the Sindh chief minister has assured that Right of Way issue of remaining portion of Liyari Expressway would be resolved very soon.

He said that with opening of Liyari Expressway issue of traffic jams would be overcome. He said due to non availability of ROW the project which started in 2004 could not be completed yet. Senator Nighat Mirza had pointed out that in Karachi traffic congestion had become a serious issue and stressed for remedial measures.

Senator Sajjad Toori said that due to unusual delay the cost of the project has escalated manifold.

Tatar said that western route of CPEC would become functional by next year. About Hakla-DI Khan Motorway he said that it was divided in five sections and work on all sections was going smoothly.He told the committee that China was funding Thakot- Havelian highway and Multan - Sukkhar Motorway under the CPEC project.

He said that work on all under construction projects of the NHA was going on and there was no sick project. Tarar further said that Khuzdar-Rattodero section would be opened for traffic by July.

He said that Takht Bai flyover has been opened for traffic. Chairman of the committee Daud Achakzai said that the committee was satisfied with NHA performance but claimed that on the western route of CPEC work was continued only what he called common route. He suggested that rights of small provinces should protected in CPEC project.