KARACHI, June 20: The City Nazim, Mustafa Kamal, on Tuesday said the Site-Airport route would become signal-free within the next three months. He said the present city government had set an example by carrying out six years of work in just a few months, adding that six mega uplift projects worth several billion rupees were being completed in a record time period.

He said while undertaking an inspection visit of ongoing development projects in the city.

The DCO Karachi, Fazalur Rehman, EDO Works & Services Syed Sarfaraz Ali Shah and project directors accompanied the nazim.

He inspected ongoing construction work on the Hino Chowk, Karsaz, National Stadium and Hassan Square flyovers, and the Gharibabad, Liaquatabad and Nazimabad underpasses.

Mr Kamal said the city government was achieving its target and hoped that the process of speedy development of Karachi would continue.

He said that by shifting underground utility networks and accelerating the pace of work, uplift projects would now be completed expeditiously.

The nazim said the flyover at Karsaz, being constructed at a cost of Rs137 million, would be completed within the next three months.

He directed officials concerned to submit him a daily progress report about work on all uplift projects so that the pace of work could be analysed.He said he had decided to undertake surprise visits of the ongoing projects and would take on-the-spot action if he found work suspended or moving at a snail’s pace.

He said work on the under-construction National Stadium flyover at a cost of Rs480 million would be completed within the next two and a half months.

“The pace of work on the project is satisfactory and will be completed before the IDEAS-2006 exhibition starts at Karachi Expo Centre,” he said, adding that participants of the event would feel a change and enjoy signal-free route to the Expo Centre.

Meanwhile, the City Nazim, Mustafa Kamal, also laid the foundation stone of the Chartered Institute of Logistic and Transport (CILT) building on Tuesday.

The DG, Karachi Mass Transit Cell, Malik Zaheerul Islam, the CILT Honorary General Secretary Brig Qasim and others were present.—PPI