KARACHI, April 2: Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) Administrator Mohammad Hussain Syed has said that Shahrah-i-Pakistan and S.M. Taufiq Road will be made a signal-free corridor with four flyovers, to be constructed at a cost of Rs1.74 billion.

The planning for the construction of the flyovers — at Water Pump, Ayesha Manzil, Dak Khana and Teen Hatti intersections — had already been done and the technical services department would now take the measures to immediately start the construction work.

The artery comprising Shahrah-i-Pakistan and S.M. Taufiq Road is a very busy route connected with the Superhighway and used by all kinds of traffic including heavy vehicles.

The administrator said that the new flyovers would not only help ease the traffic load on the existing artery but also facilitate the intercity passenger and goods transport services.

“All formalities in this regard have already been completed and now it is being ensured that the arrangements for alternative routes for vehicular traffic are made before the construction work is undertaken so that unnecessary inconvenience to citizens is avoided,” he added.

The estimated cost of the Water Pump and Ayesha Manzil flyovers is Rs493.95 million each while that of the Dak Khana and Teen Hatti flyovers is Rs472.52million and Rs267.65 million, respectively.

The construction work is expected to begin this month.