KANUPP road complete: Wahab

Administrator confident road will facilitate locals, tourists alike

KARACHI:

Karachi Administrator Barrister Murtaza Wahab said on Thursday said that the first phase of the construction of Machli Chowk to KANUPP Highway has been completed, while work on the second phase is in progress.

Inspecting the construction work of the highway from Machli Chowk to KANUPP Hawke’s Bay, the Administrator said that the highway is 6 km long and is being constructed under the Karachi Neighboruhood Improvement Programme. Sindh Chief Minister's Special Assistant Liaqat Askani and other officials also accompanied him. Barrister Murtaza Wahab said development work is underway in Karachi under the vision of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. On this occasion, the concerned officers of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation briefed the Administrator Karachi and gave details of the work to be done. Development work on the second kilometre of the highway is in full swing, they said.

The administrator said that the construction of the 6km-long Machli Chowk to KANUPP Hawke’s Bay Road would facilitate the residents of the area. "For the first time, the road is being paved with two lanes, making it easier for citizens to reach coastal recreational areas," he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 25^th, 2022.