KARACHI: Commissioner Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the matter pertaining to construction work on Lyari Expressway North Bound and payment to the shiftees.
The meeting was informed that work has been started on the 800 meters of strip got vacated in District West. The work has started clearing of the construction at the North Bound in the District Central, it was informed.
The Commissioner appreciated the performance of the organizations concerned. He was of the view that the Lyari Expressway is a project of national importance and that its remaining work should be executed by the organizations concerned so that it could be completed at the earliest.
It was decided at the meeting that work on 700 meter portion got vacated in District Central would also be initiated.
General Manager National Highway Authority informed that the Chairman has praised the pace of construction work of the project. The federal government has released a sum of Rs. 700 million for the payment of compensation to the shiftees.
It was pointed out that Lyari Expressway is a good effort for streamlining the traffic system in the metropolis and that the flow of traffic in the city would be eased.