Construction Starting Date Announced for New Motorway

For context, the National Highway Authority (NHA) has informed the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Division that construction work on the Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway (M-6) is scheduled to commence in November 2026.

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• Bids for Section-III, which is being financed through the OPEC Fund, were received on September 2, 2026, and are under evaluation.
• For Sections-I and II, tendering under the PPP model is scheduled for November 6, 2026.

Briefing the committee, NHA Member Planning and Design Dr. Shafique remarked the 306-kilometer motorway has been divided into five sections, with an estimated overall cost of Rs. 359 billion. CDA Begins Issuing Allotment Letters to E-12 Affectees.

Section-I, covering 57 kilometers from Hyderabad to Tando Adam, is estimated to cost Rs. While the 63-kilometer Section-II from Tando Adam to Nawabshah is projected to cost Rs, 81 billion. 70 billion. Both sections will be developed under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

For context, the 65-kilometer Section-III from Nawabshah to Naushehro Feroz is estimated at Rs. 69 billion. Section-IV, stretching 61 kilometers from Naushehro Feroz to Ranipur, will cost around Rs. While the 60-kilometer Section-V from Ranipur to Sukkur is estimated at Rs, 68 billion. 71 billion.

Financing arrangements for the project have additionally produced significant progress. While the OPEC Fund Board has approved $230 million for Section-III, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has signed a $475 million loan agreement for Sections-IV and V.

Meanwhile, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to provide transaction advisory services for Sections-I and II under the PPP model.

According to the briefing, the revised PC-I of Rs. While land acquisition for the main motorway corridor has additionally been completed, 364 billion has already been approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). Pakistan Railways Introduces New Passenger Feedback System.

Procurement for the three sections being financed by international financial institutions is at present at different stages.

Bids for Section-III, which is being financed through the OPEC Fund, were received on September 2, 2026, and are under evaluation. Contract acceptance is projected in November.

Bidding documents for Sections-IV and V were issued on July 24. While bids for Section-V are anticipated to be opened in October after a delay linked to the Grievance Redressal Committee process, bids for Section-IV were opened on September 3 and are at present being evaluated.

For Sections-I and II, tendering under the PPP model is scheduled for November 6, 2026. Bids are projected to be received by December 30, with the concession award targeted for February 4, 2027. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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