Karachi BRT Red Line Gets New Completion Date

Karachi's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project has moved closer to resuming construction on its delayed Lot 2 section after TransKarachi completed the first phase of bidding for a new contract.

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• The 12.8-kilometer section runs from Numaish to Mosamiyat and includes flyovers, underpasses, elevated U-turns, dedicated bus lanes, and 16 stations.

In practice, the 12.8-kilometer section runs from Numaish to Mosamiyat and includes flyovers, underpasses, elevated U-turns, dedicated bus lanes, and 16 stations. Bids were submitted on October 8, and TransKarachi expects to complete the evaluation process and award the contract within a month. Suzuki Announces Exchange Offer for Fronx ADAS.

In practice, the Sindh administration cancelled the previous contract on April 21 over delays in construction. Although work on other parts of the project has continued separately, the main construction work under Lot 2 has remained stalled since the cancellation.

Notably, a TransKarachi spokesperson remarked the new contractor would have 18 months to complete Lot 2 after the contract award. The project lately came under renewed scrutiny after an elevated structure collapsed on University Road, killing a man.

TransKarachi remarked work at the affected sites had remained suspended since the previous contract was cancelled. Meanwhile, construction continues on Lot 1. It covers a 9.4-kilometer stretch from Malir Halt to Mosamiyat. Islamabad to Obtain Tourist Electric Double-Decker Buses.

While the extension to Malir Halt is projected to finish by April 2027, the main corridor is scheduled for completion by December 2026. Introduced in March 2022 with funding from the Asian Development Bank, the Red Line project now has an overall completion deadline of June 2028. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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