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FWO Restarts Work on Karachi Red Line’s University Road as CM Sets 90-Day Target

The shift signals a reset after the province cancelled the troubled Lot 2 contract for delays, poor quality, safety breaches.

Overview

  • FWO resumed construction on University Road’s Red Line Lot 2 on Sunday, with a three‑month deadline to restore mixed‑traffic lanes and drainage.
  • Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah apologized to residents stuck in gridlock and said the 12‑kilometre mixed‑traffic stretch will be restored within three months.
  • The main BRT corridor for Lot 2 will be re‑tendered, and no contractor has been named for that segment yet.
  • TransKarachi ended the CR3–AMS joint venture’s Lot 2 contract after an ADB visit cited slow pace, poor workmanship, and health, safety, and environmental lapses.
  • District authorities sealed the contractor’s office, and the firm has petitioned the Sindh High Court to have the site de‑sealed.