Overview
- Murad Ali Shah, during Sunday inspections, set firm deadlines that include opening Shahrah-e-Bhutto before Eid ul Adha and finishing mixed-traffic lanes on the Red Line within two months.
- Project officials said Shahrah-e-Bhutto is about 93% complete across the 38-kilometre stretch from Jam Sadiq Interchange to the M-9 Kathore Interchange, with expansion joints and final asphalt due within weeks.
- The chief minister directed that the Azimpura flyover be completed within 90 days to provide a signal-free route toward Jinnah Terminal.
- Sindh ministers said the government terminated the previous Red Line contractor and handed work to the Frontier Works Organization, citing delays tied to power, gas and water lines that could not be moved at once.
- Crews are widening lanes by shifting New Jersey barriers, repairing and repaving mixed-traffic sections, and fixing drainage at NIPA, with officials aiming to reopen key lanes by the end of July to ease daily commutes.