Sharjeel hopeful of completing main BRT corridor on Karachi’s University Road by March

Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon on Wednesday expressed hope that the main corridor of the Red Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Karachi’s University Road would be completed by March.

“Our effort is to complete the main corridor on University Road — where there is heavy public movement and where citizens face difficulties — by March,” said the senior minister while speaking to the media in the metropolis.

“The remaining BRT work will continue, including bridges, underpasses, and U-turns,” he added.

He further said the condition of the main thoroughfare and its adjoining routes is now “far better than before”.

“Wherever the roads appear damaged, it is only because development work is currently underway,” he added.

Referring to the lack of construction activity, he maintained that the provincial government was not at fault, as there were “some serious issues at the national level”, adding that with an increase in the exchange rate, the project’s cost ballooned.

He added that the Sindh Transport Department will soon commence work on the Yellow Line BRT project. “People are currently facing difficulties, and they will face more difficulties [after the work commences]. We know this, and we apologise to the citizens.”

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